TY - JOUR
T1 - Noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium mimicking ischemic cardiomyopathy
AU - Matsumoto, Naoya
AU - Sato, Yuichi
AU - Kunimasa, Taeko
AU - Matsuo, Shinro
AU - Kato, Masahiko
AU - Yoda, Shunichi
AU - Suzuki, Yasuyuki
AU - Tani, Shigemasa
AU - Takahashi, Motoichiro
AU - Saito, Satoshi
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - A 68-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of left ventricular failure. Myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography demonstrated a non-reversible perfusion defect in the anterolateral left ventricular segments and reduced ejection fraction, findings consisted with ischemic cardiomyopathy accompanied by lateral wall infarction. Coronary angiogram was normal, but the left ventriculogram showed prominent trabeculations in the apical and anterolateral segments. The left ventricular ejection fraction was 28%. Cine magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated prominent trabeculations and deep intertrabecular recesses, findings consistent with noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium. Myocardial hypoperfusion or necrosis in the noncompacted myocardium may be the cause of myocardial damage and possibly the basis of left ventricular failure.
AB - A 68-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of left ventricular failure. Myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography demonstrated a non-reversible perfusion defect in the anterolateral left ventricular segments and reduced ejection fraction, findings consisted with ischemic cardiomyopathy accompanied by lateral wall infarction. Coronary angiogram was normal, but the left ventriculogram showed prominent trabeculations in the apical and anterolateral segments. The left ventricular ejection fraction was 28%. Cine magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated prominent trabeculations and deep intertrabecular recesses, findings consistent with noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium. Myocardial hypoperfusion or necrosis in the noncompacted myocardium may be the cause of myocardial damage and possibly the basis of left ventricular failure.
KW - Isolated noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium
KW - Single-photon emission computed tomography
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U2 - 10.1007/BF02984663
DO - 10.1007/BF02984663
M3 - Article
C2 - 17294676
AN - SCOPUS:33845663051
SN - 0914-7187
VL - 20
SP - 639
EP - 641
JO - Annals of Nuclear Medicine
JF - Annals of Nuclear Medicine
IS - 9
ER -