Clinical outcomes in patients with isolated left ventricular noncompaction and heart failure.

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Aurora Cardiovascular Services, Aurora Sinai/Aurora St Luke’s Medical Centers

Abstract

BACKGROUND: We prospectively evaluated long-term clinical outcomes of patients diagnosed with isolated left ventricular noncompaction (ILVNC) and heart failure from a sub-Saharan African population.

METHODS AND RESULTS: Patients in this single-center study were followed at a tertiary care institution. Clinical follow-up was performed with the use of protocol-driven echocardiographic screening for ventricular thrombus every 4 months. Warfarin was maintained or initiated only if thrombus was detected with the use of echocardiography. Fifty-five patients were followed for 16.7 ± 5.9 (range 12-33) months. All individuals had left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction

CONCLUSIONS: Sudden cardiac death was the most common cause of death in patients with ILVNC and heart failure. Recurrent heart failure occurred in 21.8% of patients. Development of LV thrombus and cardioembolism is uncommon in this population.

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Article

PubMed ID

25079299

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