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Understanding left ventricular hypertrabeculation/noncompaction: pathomorphologic findings and prognostic impact of neuromuscular comorbidities

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Pages 95-109 | Received 09 Sep 2018, Accepted 12 Dec 2018, Published online: 31 Dec 2018
 

ABSTRACT

Introduction: When >3 trabeculations associated with interventricular recesses are found, this is termed ‘left ventricular hypertrabeculation/noncompaction’ (LVHT). Cardiac-imaging methods detect LVHT in all ages, isolated or associated with extracardiac, especially neuromuscular disorders (NMDs). Many issues about LVHT are unclear. The review gives an update about pathomorphologic findings in patients >14 years and the role of NMDs in LVHT.

Areas covered: A PubMed-search for the terms “noncompaction“ or “non-compaction“ or “hypertrabeculation“ AND “autopsy“ or ‘biopsy’ or ‘ultrastructure’ or ‘electron microscopy’ AND ‘neuromuscular’ or ‘myopathy’ or ‘neuropathy’ was carried out from 1985 to July 2018.

Expert commentary: Macroanatomic (n = 65), histopathologic (n = 59) and ultrastructural (n = 7) reports were found. A comparison with echocardiography was described in 45 cases. Measurements of non-compacted and compacted layer were only given from hearts investigated in short-axis cuts after formaldehyde-fixation. Endocardial, subendocardial and interstitial fibrosis were frequent findings. When LVHT-patients were systematically investigated, a NMD was found in 80%, most frequently mitochondrial disorders, Barth syndrome, zaspopathy, and myotonic dystrophy type 1. LVHT does not seem to be a special type of cardiac involvement of NMDs. NMDs affect prognosis in LVHT as well as LVHT affects prognosis in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

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The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties.

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