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Mannoubi S, Mesrati MA, Hassen IHA, Hasnaoui T, Limem H, Boussaid M, Ben Abdejlil N, Aissaoui A. Case Report: Sudden cardiac death due to ventricular myocardial non-compaction. F1000Res 2021; 9:1045. [PMID: 34471520 PMCID: PMC8329599 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.24583.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Ventricular non-compaction (VNC) is a rare myocardium disorder, which can be both genetic and sporadic. A poor wall compaction process or an excessive trabeculae formation may be at the genesis of myocardial hypertrabeculation with multiple recesses. It is often complicated by ventricular dysfunction, arrhythmias and cardiac embolism. Herein we report a case of a 20-year-old male patient with no particular past medical history who was followed up at the cardiology department for dyspnea. Echocardiography showed reduced ejection fraction of the left ventricle with potential hypertrabeculation in the right ventricle, confirmed by cardiac MRI. The patient was not put under medication and was later lost to follow-up. He died few months later without a clear cause explaining death. A forensic autopsy was performed that attributed death to acute ventricle arrhythmia secondary to VNC, emphasizing the major role of an early and specific treatment to avoid such a fatal outcome.
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Affiliation(s)
- Syrine Mannoubi
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Taher Sfar Hospital, University of Monastir, Mahdia, 5100, Tunisia
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Taher Sfar Hospital, University of Monastir, Mahdia, 5100, Tunisia
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- Department of Cardiology, Taher Sfar Hospital, University of Monastir, Mahdia, 5100, Tunisia
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- Department of Cardiology, Taher Sfar Hospital, University of Monastir, Mahdia, 5100, Tunisia
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Taher Sfar Hospital, University of Monastir, Mahdia, 5100, Tunisia
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Taher Sfar Hospital, University of Monastir, Mahdia, 5100, Tunisia
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- Department of Pathology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, University of Monastir, Mahdia, 5100, Tunisia
| | - Abir Aissaoui
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Taher Sfar Hospital, University of Monastir, Mahdia, 5100, Tunisia
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