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Aortic Valve Replacement in Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy at Two‐Year Follow‐Up
Author(s) -
Wilbring Manuel,
Kappert Utz,
Schön Steffen,
Tugtekin Sems M.,
Geiger Kathrin,
Alexiou Konstantin,
Matschke Klaus
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2009.00916.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiomyopathy , left ventricular noncompaction , cardiology , aortic valve replacement , aortic valve insufficiency , aortic valve , heart failure , stenosis
We report a male patient suffering left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy in combination with low‐gradient aortic stenosis. Preoperative echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed the diagnosis. After aortic valve replacement, the clinical course was uneventful. Two years of follow‐up confirmed that the general prognosis was primarily affected by impaired ventricular function, thrombembolism, and arrhythmias.