Left ventricular non-compaction, also known as LVNC, spongy myocardium or hypertrabeculation syndrome, is a pathologic cardiac condition in which the myocytes exhibit a “spongy” appearance.

Treatments include medications and cardiac assistive devices. Left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy (LVNC) is a rare congenital heart problem. It develops from faulty development of your ...

She had no idea a rare heart condition, left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy, was actually the cause of her swooning — and the heart problem could be deadly. “Heart disease was never ...

Another condition that may impact this area is left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy, in which the muscle tissue surrounding the left ventricle is spongy or “non compacted;” however ...

and Blood Institute to explore the cause of and therapeutic treatment for left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy (LVNC). One type of LVNC originates when the heart is forming in utero and ...

Patients with ankylosing spondylitis have lower left ventricular systolic myocardial function, as determined by global longitudinal strain, independent of cardiovascular risk factors, according to ...

The risk of sudden death from cardiac causes is increased among survivors of acute myocardial infarction with reduced left ventricular systolic function. We assessed the risk and time course of ...

and/or left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC). While transthoracic echocardiography is routine and easily available, it is limited in its inability to accurately define processes that are occurring at ...