Characteristics and long-term survival of patients with left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy (LVNC) is a poorly understood entity resulting in heart failure. Whether it is a distinct form of cardiomyopathy or an anatomical phenotype is a subject of discussion. The current diagnosis is based on morphologic findings by comparing the compacted to non-compacted myocardium. The study aimed to compare demographic and prognostic variables of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and LVNC. Emphasis was given to cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging analysis. Data on survival were also assessed.

Methods and results

We retrospectively evaluated the characteristics and outcomes of 262 non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy patients with LVNC and DCM phenotypes. Petersen's CMR criteria of non-compacted to the compacted myocardia

SUBMITTER: Demir E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9773712 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature