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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Supraventricular arrhythmias in noncompaction of left ventricle: Is this a frequent complication?
International Journal of Cardiology, Volume 127, No. 2, Year 2008
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Background: Isolated left ventricular noncompaction is the result of incomplete myocardial morphogenesis, leading to persistence of the embryonic myocardium. The condition is recognised by an excessively prominent trabecular meshwork and deep intertrabecular recesses of the left ventricle. Whether these intertrabecular recesses are a favorable substrate for supraventricular arrhythmias is unclear, even if the incidence of chronic heart failure seems to be high. Results: We evaluated a continuous series of 238 patients affected by noncompaction. In 4 cases the patients reported palpitations and in 4 an episode of syncope. Periodic holter monitoring was performed every 6 months for 4 years. Only 9 patients had documented atrial fibrillation. In no cases we observed supraventricular tachycardia. Conclusions: Noncompaction alone does not seem to be a risk factor for supraventricular arrhythmias. © 2007 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Fazio, Giovanni
Italy, Palermo
Università Degli Studi Di Palermo
Corrado, Giovanni
Italy, Como
Ospedale Valduce
Pizzuto, Caterina
Italy, Palermo
Università Degli Studi Di Palermo
Zachara, Elisabetta
Italy, Rome
Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo Forlanini
Rapezzi, Claudio
Italy, Bologna
Irccs Azienda Ospedaliero-universitaria Di Bologna
Germany, Homburg
Universitätsklinikum Des Saarlandes Medizinische Fakultät Der Universität Des Saarlandes
Ali, Sulafa Khalid Mohamed
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Division of Pediatric Neurology
Sutera, Loredana
Italy, Palermo
Università Degli Studi Di Palermo
Stöllberger, Claudia
Austria, Vienna
2nd Medical Department
Sormani, Luca
Italy, Como
Ospedale Valduce
Finsterer, Joseph
Austria, Vienna
Rudolfstifung Hospital
Benatar, Abraham
Belgium, Brussels
Free Universities of Brussels
Di Gesaro, Gabriele I.
Italy, Palermo
Università Degli Studi Di Palermo
Novo, Giuseppina Maria
Italy, Palermo
Università Degli Studi Di Palermo
Çavuşoǧlu, Yüksel
Italy, Como
Ospedale Valduce
Austria, Vienna
2nd Medical Department
Baumhäkel, Magnus
Italy, Bologna
Irccs Azienda Ospedaliero-universitaria Di Bologna
Germany, Homburg
Universitätsklinikum Des Saarlandes Medizinische Fakultät Der Universität Des Saarlandes
Drago, Fabrizio
Italy, Rome
Irccs Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù
Carerj, Scipione
Italy, Messina
Università Degli Studi Di Messina
Pipitone, Salvatore
Italy, Palermo
Casa Del Sole Hospital
Novo, Salvatore
Italy, Palermo
Università Degli Studi Di Palermo
Statistics
Citations: 19
Authors: 19
Affiliations: 12
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.02.061
ISSN:
01675273
Study Design
Cohort Study