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A Case of Fetal Diagnosis of Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy and Coarctation of the Aorta

Background Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) cardiomyopathy is a rare form of cardiomyopathy. It is difficult to diagnose prenatally and therefore not well described in the fetal population. There have been a few reports in the literature detailing isolated cases of fetal and neonatal LVNC cardi...

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Autores principales: Jacobs, Katherine, Giacobbe, Lauren, Aguilera, Marijo, Ramin, Kirk, Sivanandam, Shanthi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Thieme Medical Publishers 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4078169/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25032060
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1371750
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Sumario:Background Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) cardiomyopathy is a rare form of cardiomyopathy. It is difficult to diagnose prenatally and therefore not well described in the fetal population. There have been a few reports in the literature detailing isolated cases of fetal and neonatal LVNC cardiomyopathy. Case Report We present a case of LVNC cardiomyopathy and coarctation of the aorta detected prenatally at 29 + 6 weeks of gestation with survival in infancy. This is the first case report in the literature describing the fetal diagnosis of noncompaction cardiomyopathy and associated coarctation of the aorta; a rare combination. Conclusion  With a high index of suspicion, the antenatal diagnosis of noncompaction cardiomyopathy may improve neonatal morbidity and mortality.