[Rare cause of heart failure in an elderly woman in Djibouti: left ventricular non compaction]. / Une cause rare d'insuffisance cardiaque chez une djiboutienne. Non compaction ventricule guache (NCVG).

The purpose of this report is to describe the first case of left ventricular non compaction diagnosed in Djibouti. The patient was a 74-year-old Djiboutian woman with symptomatic heart failure. Echocardiography is the key tool for assessment of left ventricular non compaction. This rare cardiomyopathy is probably underdiagnosed in Africa.