Prenatal diagnosis of noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium: A case report

"Spongy cardiomyopathy" or noncompaction heart disease is a rare congenital cardiomyopathy of unknown etiology which results from a failure in embryogenesis in the evolutionary process of normal myocardial trabeculation. The characteristic echocardiographic findings of this disease consist...

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Autor: Sosa Olavarría, Alberto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Perú
Institución:Sociedad Peruana de Obstetricia y Ginecología
Repositorio:Revista Peruana de Ginecología y Obstetricia
Idioma:español
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OAI Identifier:oai:ginecologiayobstetricia.pe:article/2289
Acceso en línea:https://ginecologiayobstetricia.pe/index.php/RPGO/article/view/2289
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Palabra clave:Cardiomyopathy
non-compacted
Isolated noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium
Prenatal diagnosis
Ultrasound
Miocardiopatía no compactada
No compactación aislada del miocardio ventricular
Diagnóstico prenatal
Ultrasonido
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Sumario:"Spongy cardiomyopathy" or noncompaction heart disease is a rare congenital cardiomyopathy of unknown etiology which results from a failure in embryogenesis in the evolutionary process of normal myocardial trabeculation. The characteristic echocardiographic findings of this disease consist of multiple myocardial trabeculations and deep intertrabecular recesses that communicate with the left or right ventricular cavity or both. We present a case of this cardiomyopathy that affects the right ventricle, in a fetus of 31 weeks gestation, whose mother was an asymptomatic carrier of said pathology. Prenatal ultrasound images are presented, including evaluation using the strain (myocardial deformation) technique, emphasizing the importance of the patient’s medical history, possible etiologies and differential diagnosis with other entities.