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Noncompaction cardiomyopathy and dextroversion of the heart

Noncompaction-Kardiomyopathie und Dextroversion

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The prevalence of patients with noncompaction is reported to be 0.014% on echocardiographic examination. The estimated incidence of dextroversion (dextrocardia with isolated reversal of the heart with normally positioned visceral organs) is 1:2,800, while the real incidence of dextroversion and left ventricular noncompaction is still not known; to our knowledge only two cases have been reported in the literature. Noncompaction can generally be diagnosed using echocardiography; however, in the case reported here cardiac magnetic resonance imaging was important for the definitive diagnosis of dextroversion and noncompaction, because no adequate echocardiographic images could be obtained.

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Die Prävalenz von Noncompaction bei der Echokardiographie wird mit 0,014% angegeben, die Inzidenz der Dextroversion (isolierte Dextrokardie bei Situs solitus) wird auf 1/2800 geschätzt. Noch unbekannt ist die tatsächliche Inzidenz von Dextroversion und linksventrikulärer Noncompaction, unseres Wissens sind bisher nur zwei Fälle in der Literatur beschrieben. In der Regel lässt sich Noncompaction echokardiographisch diagnostizieren. In einem von uns vorgestellten Fall war jedoch mangels adäquater echokardiographischer Darstellung für die definitive Diagnose einer Dextroversion und Noncompaction eine magnetresonanztomographische Bildgebung erforderlich.

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Baskurt, M., Kalyoncuoglu, M. & Kucukoglu, S. Noncompaction cardiomyopathy and dextroversion of the heart. Herz 36, 33–36 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00059-010-3386-3

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