Cardioverter defibrillator implantation in an adult with isolated noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium.

Abstract

Isolated noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium is an unclassified cardiomyopathy and is thought to be due to arrest of myocardial morphogenesis. Fatal ventricular arrhythmias may occur in approximately half of the patients and account for half of the death in this disorder. In this report, we describe a patient with isolated noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium in whom implantation of automatic cardioverter defibrillator was thought to be effective to prevent the risk of sudden cardiac death.

• Authors: Yuichi Sato, Naoya Matsumoto, Hiroshi Takahashi, Shinobu Imai, Shunichi Yoda, Yuji Kasamaki, Tadateru Takayama, Satoshi Kunimoto, Yasushi Koyama, Satoshi Saito, Takahisa Uchiyama
• Journal: International journal of cardiology (Int J Cardiol) Vol. 110 Issue 3 Pg. 417-9 (Jun 28 2006) ISSN: 0167-5273 [Print] Netherlands
• PMID: 16310874 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Letter)

Topics

• Defibrillators, Implantable
• Electrocardiography
• Heart Ventricles (diagnostic imaging, pathology, surgery)
• Humans
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Radionuclide Imaging