ICD implantation in noncompaction of the left ventricular myocardium: a case report.
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol
; 32(8): 1092-5, 2009 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-19659631
ABSTRACT
Isolated noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium (INVM) is an uncommon cardiomyopathy characterized by the persistence of fetal myocardium with prominent trabecular meshwork and deep intertrabecular recesses, often associated with systolic dysfunction and ventricular dilatation. A 23-year-old man from Burkina Faso was referred to our operative unit with a diagnosis of INVM, made with echocardiogram and magnetic resonance imaging and nonsustained ventricular tachycardia. The literature reports the incidence of malignant ventricular arrhythmias in as many as 47% of the patients and sudden cardiac death in almost 50% of them and this supported our decision to perform implantable cardioverter-defibrillators implantation.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Taquicardia Ventricular
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Desfibriladores Implantables
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Disfunción Ventricular Derecha
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Cardiomiopatías
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia