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Review

Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy—Brief Review

by
Oana Mirea
1,
Mihaela Berceanu
1,
Anca Constantin
2,
Mirela Mănescu
3,
Georgică C. Târtea
2,4,
Ionuț Donoiu
1,*,
Constantin Militaru
1 and
Octavian Istrătoaie
1
1
Department of Cardiology, Craiova University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Craiova, Romania
2
Department of Cardiology, Craiova Emergency County Hospital, Craiova, Romania
3
Department of Cardiology, Victor Babeș Hospital, Craiova, Romania
4
Department of Physiology, Craiova University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Craiova, Romania
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
J. Mind Med. Sci. 2017, 4(2), 115-124; https://doi.org/10.22543/7674.42.P115124
Submission received: 1 August 2017 / Revised: 1 September 2017 / Accepted: 1 October 2017 / Published: 5 October 2017

Abstract

Left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy is a genetic disorder characterized by the presence of two myocardial layers with numerous prominent trabeculations and deep inter-trabecular recesses that communicate with the ventricular cavity. The diagnosis is often challenging because excessive trabeculations may also be a normal finding in performance athletes and black people. Echocardiography is the gold standard for diagnosis of this condition, but other useful diagnostic techniques may include cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, and contrast ventriculography. Moreover, newer echocardiographic methods such as three-dimensional imaging and speckle tracking analysis promise to improve the diagnosis of left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy. The purpose of this paper is to review the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of this disease.
Keywords: cardiomyopathy and heart failure; echocardiography; genetics cardiomyopathy and heart failure; echocardiography; genetics

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Mirea, O.; Berceanu, M.; Constantin, A.; Mănescu, M.; Târtea, G.C.; Donoiu, I.; Militaru, C.; Istrătoaie, O. Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy—Brief Review. J. Mind Med. Sci. 2017, 4, 115-124. https://doi.org/10.22543/7674.42.P115124

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Mirea O, Berceanu M, Constantin A, Mănescu M, Târtea GC, Donoiu I, Militaru C, Istrătoaie O. Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy—Brief Review. Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences. 2017; 4(2):115-124. https://doi.org/10.22543/7674.42.P115124

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Mirea, Oana, Mihaela Berceanu, Anca Constantin, Mirela Mănescu, Georgică C. Târtea, Ionuț Donoiu, Constantin Militaru, and Octavian Istrătoaie. 2017. "Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy—Brief Review" Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences 4, no. 2: 115-124. https://doi.org/10.22543/7674.42.P115124

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Mirea, O., Berceanu, M., Constantin, A., Mănescu, M., Târtea, G. C., Donoiu, I., Militaru, C., & Istrătoaie, O. (2017). Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy—Brief Review. Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences, 4(2), 115-124. https://doi.org/10.22543/7674.42.P115124

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