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Case Reports
. 2016 Aug 17:2016:bcr2016216339.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-216339.

Non-compaction cardiomyopathy in an asymptomatic athlete

Margaret Kapor Manus  1 , Satyajeet Roy  1 , Rosemarie Stag  1 , Daniel Hyman  1
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Non-compaction cardiomyopathy in an asymptomatic athlete

Margaret Kapor Manus et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

Prevention of sudden cardiac death in athletes requires the screening and recognition of pathologies that often remain clinically silent for years until provoked by a physiologic stressor. This can result in the manifestation of disease and even death. Left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy (LVNC), newly classified as a distinct entity arising in the adult population, is a cardiomyopathy that at initial presentation can manifest as a wide spectrum of symptoms from asymptomatic to ventricular arrhythmias, systemic embolism and even sudden cardiac death. We present the case of an asymptomatic athlete found to have LVNC and discuss the implications this finding may have on sports participation.

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Cardiac MRI showing characteristic thin outer compact layer and thicker inner non-compact layer with deep recesses.
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