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Thromboembolic complications of left ventricular noncompaction: Case report and brief review of the literature
Author(s) -
Pitta Sridevi,
Thatai Deepak,
Afonso Luis
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.20349
Subject(s) - left ventricular noncompaction , medicine , complication , cardiology , radiology , heart failure , cardiomyopathy
Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) is a rare condition that is believed to represent an arrest in endomyocardial morphogenesis. This entity may be complicated by the development of mural thrombi and embolic events, however data on the associated thromboembolic risk is variable and poorly defined. We describe 2 cases of LVNC in African American patients presenting with thromboembolic manifestations and briefly review the available literature relevant to this complication. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2007