Noncompaction cardiomyopathy echocardiography
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
On echocardiography there is ventricular hypertrophy with deep recesses which tend to be located apically.
Ratio of Compacted to Non-Compacted Myocardium
The ratio of compacted to non-compacted myoacardium may very at various developmental stages and ages. Non-compaction cardiomyopathy is characterized anatomically by deep trabeculations in the ventricular wall, which define recesses communicating with the main ventricular chamber. Major clinical correlates include systolic and diastolic dysfunction, associated at times with systemic embolic events. [1] On echocardiography the left ventricular wall is thick with a two layered appearance. The epicardial layer is compacted and thin and the endocardial layer is non-compacted and thick. The ratio of the non-compacted endocardial layer to the epicardial layer is > 2.
References
- ↑ Weiford BC, Subbarao VD, Mulhern KM, Noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium. Circulation 109 (24): 2965-71 2004