Isolated left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy associated with polymorphous ventricular tachycardia mimicking torsades de pointes

Oana Dickinson, Marina Y Zakharova, Barry L. Detloff, Lin Yee Chen, David G Benditt, Gary S Francis, Scott Sakaguchi

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Abstract

Left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC) cardiomyopathy is a rare congenital disorder, classified by the American Heart Association as a primary genetic cardiomyopathy and characterized by multiple trabeculations within the left ventricle. LVNC cardiomyopathy has been associated with 3 major clinical manifestations: heart failure, atrial and ventricular arrhythmias and thromboembolic events, including stroke. In this case report, we describe a female patient with apparently isolated LVNC in whom pause-dependent polymorphic ventricular tachycardia suggesting torsades de pointes occurred in the presence of a normal QT interval.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)43-46
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Arrhythmia
Volume29
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2013

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Keywords

  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Polymorphous ventricular tachycardia

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