Two different cardiomyopathies in a single patient : hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and left ventricular noncompaction

Herz. 2013 May;38(3):313-6. doi: 10.1007/s00059-012-3696-8. Epub 2012 Dec 23.

Abstract

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a complex and relatively common genetic disorder characterized by left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy, usually associated with a nondilated and hyperdynamic chamber with heterogeneous phenotypic expression and clinical course. On the other hand, LV noncompaction is an uncommon cardiomyopathy characterized by the persistence of fetal myocardium with a pattern of prominent trabecular meshwork and deep intertrabecular recesses, systolic dysfunction, and LV dilatation. We report a 29-year-old man with these two different inherent conditions. Our case raises the possibility of a genetic mutation common to these two clinical entities or different gene mutations existing in the same individual.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / therapeutic use
  • Adult
  • Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
  • Carbazoles / therapeutic use
  • Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / diagnosis*
  • Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / drug therapy
  • Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / genetics*
  • Carvedilol
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnosis*
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / genetics*
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Propanolamines / therapeutic use
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Warfarin / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
  • Anticoagulants
  • Carbazoles
  • Propanolamines
  • Carvedilol
  • Warfarin

Supplementary concepts

  • Noncompaction of Left Ventricular Myocardium with Congenital Heart Defects