Resumen

OBREGON, RICARDO O.  y  CAYRE, RAÚL. Non-compacted myocardium: Should it not be considered a disease? Critical thinking on 140 patients with non-compacted myocardium evaluated by cardiovascular magnetic resonance. Rev. argent. cardiol. [online]. 2022, vol.90, n.6, pp.444-452.  Epub 01-Nov-2022. ISSN 1850-3748.  http://dx.doi.org/10.7775/rac.es.v90.i6.20582.

For a physical alteration to be considered a disease, it must meet the criteria defined by the WHO. Non-compact myocardium (NCM) is a non-well-defined ventricular hypertrabeculation, where there are doubts whether it is a cardiomyopathy itself or just a variation of normality. We analyzed 161 studies in 140 patients with NCM and their relationships with other pathologies, exposing them to the “disease” criteria defined by the WHO. After a critical analysis, we consider that it should not be considered a cardiomyopathy in itself, but rather a myocardial adaptation to adverse conditions.

Palabras clave : Magnetic resonance; Cardiomyopaty; Left Ventricular Noncompaction.

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