Combination of Left Ventricular Noncompaction and Partial Atrioventricular Canal Defect in a 21-Year-Old Male: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Malick Bodian,
Modou Jobe,
Leye Mohamed,
Mouhamadou Bamba Ndiaye,
A. Kane,
Simon Antoine Sarr,
Alassane Mbaye,
Maboury Diao,
Fatimata Ba,
Aliou Alassane Ngaïdé,
Sarah Mouna Coly,
Anna Thiam,
Moustapha Sarr,
Serigne Abdou Bâ
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
clinical medicine insights case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.187
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 1179-5476
DOI - 10.4137/ccrep.s10466
Subject(s) - left ventricular noncompaction , ventricle , atrioventricular canal , cardiology , medicine , cardiomyopathy , heart failure , atrioventricular septal defect , heart disease
Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) is classified as a genetic cardiomyopathy characterized by a progressive systolic dysfunction. It may occur alone or in association with congenital cardiac anomalies. The combination of left ventricular noncompaction with partial atrioventricular canal defect is rare and has not, to our knowledge, been described previously.
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