LEFT VENTRICULAR NON-COMPACTION - CASE REPORT

REZUMAT LEFT VENTRICULAR NON-COMPACTION CASE REPORT Irina Popescu1, Georgiana Ionescu2, Cristian Mornos2, Dan Gavrilescu1, Dragos Cozma2, Flavia Goanta1, Adina Ionac2 Non-compaction of the ventricle is a rare congenital cardiomyopathy characterized by the presence of excessive trabeculation of myocardium which mostly affects the left ventricle. We report a case of non-compaction of the left ventricle in a relatively young patient; this case report proves that transthoracic echocardiography is an important diagnostic tool for this rare cardiomyopathy.