Letter to the Editor

Consider Neuromuscular Disorders in Association with Noncompaction

Authors: Josef Finsterer, MD, PhD, Claudia Stöllberger, MD

Abstract

To the Editor:


With interest, we read the article by Fox et al1 on a 29-year-old African-American female in whom left ventricular hypertrabeculation (LVHT), also known as noncompaction, was detected upon investigation for heart failure from dilative cardiomyopathy. The presentation raises the following concerns:

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References

1. Fox EH, Wood ML, Trotter J, et al. New onset heart failure in a 29-year-old: A case report of isolated left ventricular noncompaction. South Med J 2006;99:1130–1133.
 
2. Finsterer J, Stollberger C, Schubert B. Acquired left ventricular hypertrabeculation/noncompaction in mitochondriopathy. Cardiology 2004;102:228–230.
 
3. Stollberger C, Finsterer J. Left ventricular hypertrabeculation/noncompaction and stroke or embolism. Cardiology 2005;103:68–72.
 
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5. Oechslin EN, Attenhofer Jost CH, Rojas JR, et al. Long-term follow-up of 34 adults with isolated left ventricular noncompaction: a distinct cardiomyopathy with poor prognosis. J Am Coll Cardiol 2000;36:493–500.