Noncompaction cardiomyopathy and dextroversion of the heart
HERZ, vol.36, no.1, pp.33-35, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 36 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2011
- Doi Number: 10.1007/s00059-010-3386-3
- Journal Name: HERZ
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.33-35
- Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Affiliated: No
Abstract
The prevalence of patients with noncompaction is reported to be 0.014% on echocardiographic examination. The estimated incidence of dextroversion (dextrocardia with isolated reversal of the heart with normally positioned visceral organs) is 1:2,800, while the real incidence of dextroversion and left ventricular noncompaction is still not known; to our knowledge only two cases have been reported in the literature. Noncompaction can generally be diagnosed using echocardiography; however, in the case reported here cardiac magnetic resonance imaging was important for the definitive diagnosis of dextroversion and noncompaction, because no adequate echocardiographic images could be obtained.