Experience of a Single Center in the Diagnosis and Classification of Cases of Left Ventricular Noncompaction - International Journal of Clinical Medicine

IJCM > Vol.6 No.4, April 2015

International Journal of Clinical Medicine

Volume 6, Issue 4 (April 2015)

ISSN Print: 2158-284X ISSN Online: 2158-2882

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Experience of a Single Center in the Diagnosis and Classification of Cases of Left Ventricular Noncompaction ()

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DOI: 10.4236/ijcm.2015.64029 3,594 Downloads 5,074 Views

Author(s)

Roberta Martinoli¹, Patrizia Saccucci^1*, Federica Papetti², Alessandro Dofcaci², Stefano Piccirilli³, Ilaria Sansoni⁴, Francesca Ianniello⁵, Federica Ferrante⁶, Maria Banci²

Affiliation(s)

¹Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy.
²Operating Unit of Cardiology, Valmontone Hospital, Rome, Italy.
³Department of Cardiology, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy.
⁴Department of Imaging Diagnostic, University Campus Biomedical, Rome, Italy.
⁵Operating Unit of Gynecology, Valmontone Hospital, Rome, Italy.
⁶Operating Unit of Neurology, Valmontone Hospital, Rome, Italy.

ABSTRACT

Objectives: To analyse the clinical profile of consecutive cases of Left Ventricular Non Compaction (LVNC) with particular interest in non-compacted segments valuation. Methods: There were 18,000 patients seen from 2007 to 2010, with a complete evaluation including family history and personal cardiac history, clinical examination and electrocardiography. Diagnosis was based on three published definitions. Results: The diagnosis of LVNC was placed in 1.4% of cases. Clinical and echo-cardiographic data for the 250 cases of LVNC are presented. Trabecular meshwork was observed predominantly at the apex (91.6%), in the lateral and inferior wall (40.4% and 38.0% respectively), and less frequently in the posterior and anterior wall (21.6% and 9.2% respectively). Conclusions: This study suggests that LVNC is a form of cardiomyopathy with higher prevalence and relatively better prognosis than previously reported.

KEYWORDS

Cardiomyopathy, Endocardial Morphogenesis, Isolated Left Ventricular Noncompaction, Heart Failure, Echocardiography

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Martinoli, R. , Saccucci, P. , Papetti, F. , Dofcaci, A. , Piccirilli, S. , Sansoni, I. , Ianniello, F. , Ferrante, F. and Banci, M. (2015) Experience of a Single Center in the Diagnosis and Classification of Cases of Left Ventricular Noncompaction. International Journal of Clinical Medicine, 6, 235-248. doi: 10.4236/ijcm.2015.64029.

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