Cardiac MRI and Transthoracic Echocardiography of Left Ventricular Myocardial Noncompaction in A Patient with Congestive Heart Failure: A Case Report
Creators
- 1. Chosun University Hospital College of Medicine, Gwangju (Korea, Republic of)
- 2. Soonchunhyang University Hospital Bucheon College of Medicine, Bucheon (Korea, Republic of)
Description
We report a case of a 38-year-old male presenting with new-onset dyspnea, that was diagnosed as left ventricular noncompaction by transthoracic echocardiographic and cardiac MR. The tests revealed left ventricular systolic dysfunction with prominent trabeculations associated with deep intertrabecular recesses and an enddiastolic noncompacted to compacted ratio of 2.5 in the whole apical wall and mid-ventricular anterolateral and inferolateral walls. Delayed gadolinium contrast-enhanced MRI revealed subepicardial mid-wall hyperenhancement of the midventricular anteroseptal and inferoseptal walls, which suggested myocardial fibrosis. We review the pathophysiology, clinical characteristics, and diagnostic approach of the left ventricular noncompaction associated with congestive heart failure
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
- Journal Volume
- 63
- Journal Issue
- 5
- Series
- 10 refs, 1 fig
- Journal Page Range
- p. 419-423
- ISSN
- 1738-2637
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Korea, Republic of
- Country of Input or Organization
- Korea, Republic of
- INIS RN
- 42044896
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- CARDIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS; FAILURES; FIBROSIS; HEART; MYOCARDIUM; NMR IMAGING; PATIENTS
- Descriptors DEC
- BODY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; HEART; MUSCLES; ORGANS; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES