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Non-compaction Cardiomyopathy

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This 23 year old lady presented with nonspecific symptoms and found to have non-compaction cardiomyopathy in TTE.

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Non-compact to compact ratio = 3.6/1 LV short axis TTE at the end-systole (AVI 445 kb)

Apical 4 chambers show LV non-compaction and hypertrabeculation in apex (AVI 807 kb)

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Rohani, A. (2019). Non-compaction Cardiomyopathy. In: Clinical Cases in the Echocardiography Lab . Clinical Cases in Cardiology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16618-2_31

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