Improvement of the diagnosis of left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy after analyzing both advantages and disadvantages of echocardiography and CMRI

Left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy,also known as left ventricular hypertrabeculation(LVHT),is a rare congenital heart disease with indistinct aetiology.According to its pathoanatomical characteristics,LVHT is diagnosed when three or more trabeculations are found in the left ventricle, regardless of whether other cardiac abnormalities existed or not.This seems to be the gold standard for LVHT diagnosis currently.However, when it comes to clinical presentation,criteria for diagnosing left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy are under debate.In most cases, we use echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging(CMRI) to diagnose LVHT.

Source: Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases - May 31, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Yifeng Xu, Xiaoxiao Liu, Hongli Li Source Type: research