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Diagnosing Left Ventricular Non-Compaction
New Techniques for Diagnosing Left Ventricular Non-Compaction
Imaging techniques have improved, using higher resolution, which means heart trabeculation is noted more readily. As such, many patients who will have a much less severe disease course are diagnosed with this condition. Sometimes the term "hyper-trabeculation" is used to distinguish the finding of sponginess from the condition known to cause dangerous rhythms and heart muscle weakness.
Though left ventricular non-compaction is still considered rare, as noted by the Cardiomyopathy Association, one in 2,000 echocardiographic studies display symptoms..