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Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1806-1808
© 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Heart transplantation in a patient with isolated noncompaction of the left ventricular myocardium

Sotiris C. Stamou, MDa,b, Edward A. Lefrak, MDa,b*, Freydoon C. Athari, MDa,b, Nelson A. Burton, MDa,b, Paul S. Massimiano, MDa,b

a Section of Cardiac Surgery, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia, USA
b Department of Pathology, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia, USA

Accepted for publication June 3, 2003.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Lefrak, Section of Cardiac Surgery, Inova Fairfax Hospital, 3301 Woodburn Rd, Suite 301, Annadale, VA 22003, USA
e-mail: ealefrak{at}aol.com

We describe a patient with isolated noncompaction of the left ventricle who presented with worsening congestive heart failure and was successfully treated with heart transplantation. The prognosis for these patients is poor because of accelerated event rates of fatal arrhythmias, thromboemboli, and profound left ventricular decompensation. Only 7 patients with isolated noncompaction of the left ventricle have been reported to have undergone heart transplantation. Herein we describe a patient with isolated noncompaction of the left ventricle who underwent successful heart transplantation.




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