Left Ventricular Noncompaction in a Child with Turner Syndrome

Congenital heart disease (CHD) may cause a significant comorbidity in patients with Turner syndrome. The commonly reported CHD in these patients includes bicuspid aortic valve and coarctation of the aorta. Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) is a rare form of cardiomyopathy that has been reported...

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Main Authors: Snigdha Bhatia, Amna Qasim, Murad Almasri, Luba Frank, Ashraf M. Aly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/6824321
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Summary:Congenital heart disease (CHD) may cause a significant comorbidity in patients with Turner syndrome. The commonly reported CHD in these patients includes bicuspid aortic valve and coarctation of the aorta. Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) is a rare form of cardiomyopathy that has been reported in literature only three times in adult patients with Turner syndrome. We report the first case of a 6-year-old asymptomatic female with Turner syndrome who was referred for cardiac evaluation after her Turner syndrome diagnosis. Echocardiogram was suspicious for LVNC, which was confirmed on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.
ISSN:2090-6803
2090-6811