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Noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium: The use of contrast-enhanced echocardiography in diagnosis

2003; Elsevier BV; Volume: 16; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1067/mje.2003.33

1097-6795

Maureen H. Lowery, Jose A. Martel, Juan P. Zambrano, Alexandre Reis Pires Ferreira, Lourdes Eco, Anthony J. Gallagher,

Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise

We describe a case of noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium diagnosed in the preoperative evaluation of a patient undergoing renal transplantation. Ventricular noncompaction is characterized by numerous prominent trabecular recesses with intratrabecular blood from the ventricular cavity. Color Doppler was suggestive of intramyocardial flow. With contrast-enhanced echocardiography the endocardial borders were clearly demarcated, allowing for visualization of trabecular recesses and intratrabecular flow. Contrast-enhanced echocardiography facilitates the diagnosis of noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium, circumventing the need for invasive diagnostic testing. (J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2003;16:94-6.)