Left Ventricular Non-Compaction: Review of the Current Diagnostic Challenges and Consequences in Athletes

Left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC) is a complex clinical condition with no diagnostic gold standard. At present, there is trepidation about the accuracy of the diagnosis, the correlation to clinical outcomes and the long-term medical management. This article reviews the current imaging criteria,...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Femia, Christopher Semsarian, Samantha B. Ross, David Celermajer, Rajesh Puranik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Medicina
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/56/12/697
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spelling doaj-f03f7398b57d41a3acb046fec48045722020-12-15T00:02:54ZengMDPI AGMedicina1010-660X2020-12-015669769710.3390/medicina56120697Left Ventricular Non-Compaction: Review of the Current Diagnostic Challenges and Consequences in AthletesGiuseppe Femia0Christopher Semsarian1Samantha B. Ross2David Celermajer3Rajesh Puranik4Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, AustraliaSydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, AustraliaSydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, AustraliaSydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, AustraliaSydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, AustraliaLeft ventricular non-compaction (LVNC) is a complex clinical condition with no diagnostic gold standard. At present, there is trepidation about the accuracy of the diagnosis, the correlation to clinical outcomes and the long-term medical management. This article reviews the current imaging criteria, the limitations of echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance and the consequences of LV hypertrabeculation in athletes.https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/56/12/697left ventricular non-compactionechocardiographycardiac magnetic resonance
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author Giuseppe Femia
Christopher Semsarian
Samantha B. Ross
David Celermajer
Rajesh Puranik
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Christopher Semsarian
Samantha B. Ross
David Celermajer
Rajesh Puranik
Left Ventricular Non-Compaction: Review of the Current Diagnostic Challenges and Consequences in Athletes
Medicina
left ventricular non-compaction
echocardiography
cardiac magnetic resonance
author_facet Giuseppe Femia
Christopher Semsarian
Samantha B. Ross
David Celermajer
Rajesh Puranik
author_sort Giuseppe Femia
title Left Ventricular Non-Compaction: Review of the Current Diagnostic Challenges and Consequences in Athletes
title_short Left Ventricular Non-Compaction: Review of the Current Diagnostic Challenges and Consequences in Athletes
title_full Left Ventricular Non-Compaction: Review of the Current Diagnostic Challenges and Consequences in Athletes
title_fullStr Left Ventricular Non-Compaction: Review of the Current Diagnostic Challenges and Consequences in Athletes
title_full_unstemmed Left Ventricular Non-Compaction: Review of the Current Diagnostic Challenges and Consequences in Athletes
title_sort left ventricular non-compaction: review of the current diagnostic challenges and consequences in athletes
publisher MDPI AG
series Medicina
issn 1010-660X
publishDate 2020-12-01
description Left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC) is a complex clinical condition with no diagnostic gold standard. At present, there is trepidation about the accuracy of the diagnosis, the correlation to clinical outcomes and the long-term medical management. This article reviews the current imaging criteria, the limitations of echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance and the consequences of LV hypertrabeculation in athletes.
topic left ventricular non-compaction
echocardiography
cardiac magnetic resonance
url https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/56/12/697
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