The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
2007 , Vol 49 , Num 1
Myocardial noncompaction: report of three cases
Department of Pediatrics, Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey
Çakmak F, Hacıömeroğlu P, Günal N, Baysal K. Myocardial
noncompaction: report of three cases. Turk J Pediatr 2007; 49: 85-88.Myocardial noncompaction is a rare type of cardiomyopathy which can be an isolated entity or in association with other congenital heart diseases.
We present three children with myocardial noncompaction: one male with isolated left ventricular noncompaction, another with right ventricular noncompaction and dysplastic tricuspid valve, and the last with left ventricular noncompaction, ventricular septal defect and coarctation of aorta, to stress especially the different clinical forms of the disorder and the importance of early diagnosis, as it may result in a fatal outcome.
Keywords : myocardial noncompaction, cardiomyopathy