Hirose Tomoaki, Kawata Tetsuji, Hamada Yoshihiro, Tabayashi Nobuoki, Abe Takehisa, Taniguchi Shigeki
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Nara Medical University School of Medicine, Nara, Japan
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kouseikai Takai Hospital, Nara, Japan.
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2015 Nov;23(9):1065-7. doi: 10.1177/0218492314532106. Epub 2014 Apr 14.
Left ventricular noncompaction is a rare cardiac pathology that results from an arrest in endomyocardial development in early embryogenesis. With great advances in imaging modalities, this pathological entity has been noted not only in the pediatric population but also in adults. Herein we report the case of a 62-year-old woman who successfully underwent aortic valve replacement for aortic regurgitation complicated by left ventricular noncompaction.