Noncompaction cardiomyopathy: The role of advanced multimodality imaging techniques in diagnosis and assessment

Noncompaction cardiomyopathy (NCCM) is a unique cardiomyopathy with a diverse array of genotypic and phenotypic manifestations. Its hallmark morphology consists of a bilayered myocardium with a compact epicardial layer and prominent trabeculations that comprise the noncompacted endocardial layer. Th...

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Published in:Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2017-02, Vol.34 (2), p.279-289
Main Authors: Chebrolu, Lakshmi H., Mehta, Anjlee M., Nanda, Navin C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cardiac magnetic resonance
computed tomography
echocardiography
Echocardiography - methods
Heart Ventricles - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Isolated Noncompaction of the Ventricular Myocardium - diagnostic imaging
left ventricular noncompaction
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Multimodal Imaging - methods
noncompaction
three‐dimensional echocardiography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
two‐dimensional echocardiography
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Summary:Noncompaction cardiomyopathy (NCCM) is a unique cardiomyopathy with a diverse array of genotypic and phenotypic manifestations. Its hallmark morphology consists of a bilayered myocardium with a compact epicardial layer and prominent trabeculations that comprise the noncompacted endocardial layer. The controversial diagnostic criteria for NCCM have been frequently discussed in the literature. This review touches on those diagnostic criteria, delves further into the evolving use of advanced imaging techniques within the major imaging modalities (echocardiography, computed tomography, and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging), and proposes an alternative algorithm incorporating these techniques for aiding with the diagnosis of NCCM.
ISSN:0742-2822
1540-8175
DOI:10.1111/echo.13435