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| Item Type: | Review |
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| Title: | Left ventricular noncompaction in children: the role of genetics, morphology, and function for outcome |
| Creators Name: | Klaassen, S., Kühnisch, J., Schultze-Berndt, A. and Seidel, F. |
| Abstract: | Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) is a ventricular wall anomaly morphologically characterized by numerous, excessively prominent trabeculations and deep intertrabecular recesses. Accumulating data now suggest that LVNC is a distinct phenotype but must not constitute a pathological phenotype. Some individuals fulfill the morphologic criteria of LVNC and are without clinical manifestations. Most importantly, morphologic criteria for LVNC are insufficient to diagnose patients with an associated cardiomyopathy (CMP). Genetic testing has become relevant to establish a diagnosis associated with CMP, congenital heart disease, neuromuscular disease, inborn error of metabolism, or syndromic disorder. Genetic factors play a more decisive role in children than in adults and severe courses of LVNC tend to occur in childhood. We reviewed the current literature and highlight the difficulties in establishing the correct diagnosis for children with LVNC. Novel insights show that the interplay of genetics, morphology, and function determine the outcome in pediatric LVNC. |
| Keywords: | Noncompaction, Cardiomyopathy, Congenital Heart Disease, Genetics, Children |
| Source: | Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease |
| ISSN: | 2308-3425 |
| Publisher: | MDPI |
| Volume: | 9 |
| Number: | 7 |
| Page Range: | 206 |
| Date: | 30 June 2022 |
| Official Publication: | https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd9070206 |
| PubMed: | View item in PubMed |
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