Cardiac resynchronization and cardioverter defibrillation therapy in a patient with isolated noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium.

Abstract

Isolated noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium (INVM) is an unclassified cardiomyopathy and is thought to be due to arrest of myocardial morphogenesis. Left ventricular failure and 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 INVM in whom cardiac resynchronization and cardioverter defibrillation therapy was effective for the improvement of left ventricular function and for the prevention of ventricular arrhythmias.

• Authors: Katsuaki Okubo, Yuichi Sato, Naoya Matsumoto, Taeko Kunimasa, Shu Kasama, Yuki Sano, Takaaki Miki, Kiyoshi Iida, Fumio Saito, Satoshi Saito, Atsushi Hirayama
• Journal: International journal of cardiology (Int J Cardiol) Vol. 136 Issue 3 Pg. e66-8 (Aug 21 2009) ISSN: 1874-1754 [Electronic] Netherlands
• PMID: 18674830 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Letter)

Topics

• Cardiac Pacing, Artificial
• Cardiomyopathies (diagnostic imaging, pathology, therapy)
• Defibrillators, Implantable
• Echocardiography
• Electric Countershock
• Humans
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Ventricular Dysfunction, Left (diagnostic imaging, pathology, therapy)