Isolated left ventricular noncompaction in identical twins

Ferande Peters; Bijoy K Khandheria; Claudia dos Santos; Hiral Matioda; Michael Thamaga Mogogane; Mohammed R Essop

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.05.060

Isolated left ventricular noncompaction in identical twins

Am J Cardiol. 2012 Oct 15;110(8):1175-9. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.05.060. Epub 2012 Jun 28.

Authors

Ferande Peters¹, Bijoy K Khandheria, Claudia dos Santos, Hiral Matioda, Michael Thamaga Mogogane, Mohammed R Essop

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

PMID: 22748355
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.05.060

Abstract

The investigators describe 35-year-old monozygotic twins who presented 6 months apart with heart failure. In conclusion, this is the first report of adult monozygotic twins with isolated left ventricular noncompaction who presented with similar clinical and echocardiographic features and abnormal twist mechanics.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis*
Cardiomyopathies / genetics*
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography
Electrocardiography
Humans
Male
Twins, Monozygotic
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / diagnosis*
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / genetics*