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European Journal of Heart Failure 2006 8(7):760-763; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2006.01.017
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© 2006 European Society of Cardiology

Non-compaction cardiomyopathy associated with myocardial bridging: A frequently overlooked or misdiagnosed cardiomyopathy

Dursun Aras*, Omac Tufekcioglu, Serkan Topaloglu, Ozcan Ozeke, Kumral Ergun, Ali Yildiz, Bulent Deveci and Sule Korkmaz

Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Ankara, Turkey

* Corresponding author. Ballibaba Sokak, No: 52/3, Kucukesat, 06700, Ankara, Turkey. Tel.: +90 312 4302825; fax: +90 312 4175315. E-mail address: sevgidursun06{at}yahoo.com (D.Aras).


  Abstract

Isolated ventricular non-compaction (IVNC) is an unclassified cardiomyopathy which occurs due to a morphogenetic abnormality involving an arrest of compaction of the loose myocardial meshwork during fetal ontogenesis. Despite recent advances in knowledge, diagnosis remains problematic because of its similarity to other diseases of the myocardium and endocardium. In this report, we describe a case of IVNC and myocardial bridging. The patient had been misdiagnosed with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 2years earlier. The correct diagnosis was established by transthoracic echocardiography and confirmed by cardiac catheterization and angiocardiography.

Key Words: Non-compaction cardiomyopathy • Myocardial bridging • Apical cardiomyopathy

Received June 15, 2005; Revised October 4, 2005; Accepted January 30, 2006


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