Case Report: Sudden cardiac death due to ventricular myocardial non-compaction

Name	World Continuing Education Alliance
Activity Title	Case Report: Sudden cardiac death due to ventricular myocardial non-compaction
Details	Ventricular non-compaction (VNC) is a complex and heterogeneous cardiomyopathy first described in 1926. It is a rare disease with a reported prevalence of 0.014–0.17%. Herein, we report a fatal case of VNC in a 20-year-old male, attested by the autopsy, and we discuss different mechanisms involved in the occurrence of death. Objectives Course Objective 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.
Competence	Cardiology
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Event Time	11:00 PM
Location	World Continuing Education Alliance eLearning System
Cost (UGX)	0
CPD Points	1