Aortic Valve Replacement in Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy at Two‐Year Follow‐Up

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 fol...

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Published in:Journal of cardiac surgery 2009-11, Vol.24 (6), p.684-686
Main Authors: Wilbring, Manuel, Kappert, Utz, Schön, Steffen, Tugtekin, Sems M., Geiger, Kathrin, Alexiou, Konstantin, Matschke, Klaus
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Language:English
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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
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0886-0440
1540-8191
DOI:10.1111/j.1540-8191.2009.00916.x