Noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium: The use of contrast-enhanced echocardiography in diagnosis

Maureen H. Lowery; Jose A. Martel; Juan P. Zambrano; Alexandre Ferreira; Lourdes Eco; Anthony Gallagher

doi:10.1067/mje.2003.33

Noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium: The use of contrast-enhanced echocardiography in diagnosis

Maureen H. Lowery, Jose A. Martel, Juan P. Zambrano, Alexandre Ferreira, Lourdes Eco, Anthony Gallagher

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Abstract

We describe a case of noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium diagnosed in the preoperative evaluation of a patient undergoing renal transplantation. Ventricular noncompaction is characterized by numerous prominent trabecular recesses with intratrabecular blood from the ventricular cavity. Color Doppler was suggestive of intramyocardial flow. With contrast-enhanced echocardiography the endocardial borders were clearly demarcated, allowing for visualization of trabecular recesses and intratrabecular flow. Contrast-enhanced echocardiography facilitates the diagnosis of noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium, circumventing the need for invasive diagnostic testing.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	94-96
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume	16
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1067/mje.2003.33
State	Published - Jan 1 2003

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Lowery, M. H., Martel, J. A., Zambrano, J. P., Ferreira, A., Eco, L., & Gallagher, A. (2003). Noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium: The use of contrast-enhanced echocardiography in diagnosis. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 16(1), 94-96. https://doi.org/10.1067/mje.2003.33

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