Aortic valve replacement in noncompaction cardiomyopathy at two-year follow-up

J Card Surg. 2009 Nov-Dec;24(6):684-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2009.00916.x. Epub 2009 Sep 17.

Abstract

We report a male patient suffering left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy in combination with low-gradient aortic stenosis. Preoperative echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed the diagnosis. After aortic valve replacement, the clinical course was uneventful. Two years of follow-up confirmed that the general prognosis was primarily affected by impaired ventricular function, thrombembolism, and arrhythmias.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnosis
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
  • Biopsy
  • Calcinosis / diagnosis
  • Calcinosis / pathology
  • Calcinosis / surgery*
  • Echocardiography
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation*
  • Humans
  • Isolated Noncompaction of the Ventricular Myocardium / diagnosis
  • Isolated Noncompaction of the Ventricular Myocardium / surgery*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Myocardium / pathology