Isolated Non-Compacted Myocardium: Should We Consider the Presence of Extrasystoles as the Initial Manifestation?
Int. j. cardiovasc. sci. (Impr.)
; 32(3): 293-296, May-June 2019. ilus
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: biblio-1002217
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BR44.1
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ABSTRACT
Ventricular non-compaction occurs due to failure in myocardial morphogenesis during the fetal period. Patients can have heart failure, as well as systemic complications due to thromboembolism and cardiac arrhythmias. Early diagnosis is essential. We present the case of an asymptomatic 49-year-old woman who initially manifested ventricular extrasystoles and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and a myocardial noncompaction diagnosis
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LILACS
Main subject:
Cardiac Complexes, Premature
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Isolated Noncompaction of the Ventricular Myocardium
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Screening study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Int. j. cardiovasc. sci. (Impr.)
Journal subject:
Cardiology
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Centro Universitário de Volta Redonda/BR
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Hospital Municipal Dr. Munir Rafful/BR
