Erschienen in:
20.04.2018 | Letter to the editors
Mutations in genes associated with either myopathy or noncompaction
verfasst von:
J. Finsterer, MD, PhD, C. Stollberger, MD
Erschienen in:
Herz
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Ausgabe 8/2019
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Excerpt
Left ventricular hypertrabeculation (LVHT), also known as noncompaction, is a myocardial abnormality of unknown etiology. However, LVHT occurs with an increased prevalence in patients with a neuromuscular disorder (NMD) [
1] or a chromosomal defect [
2], in athletes [
3], in pregnant women [
4], and in black Africans [
5]. In pregnant women, LVHT is reversible after pregnancy, suggesting that LVHT can be the consequence of an adaptational process and is not necessarily congenital. …