Thebesian Veins Draining to the Left Ventricle, Mimicking Left Ventricular Noncompaction

Simon F. Stämpfli, MD, MSc; Bart W. De Boeck, MD, PhD; Florim Cuculi, MD; Richard Kobza, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Nov 2020)

Thebesian Veins Draining to the Left Ventricle, Mimicking Left Ventricular Noncompaction

Simon F. Stämpfli, MD, MSc,
Bart W. De Boeck, MD, PhD,
Florim Cuculi, MD,
Richard Kobza, MD

Affiliations

Simon F. Stämpfli, MD, MSc: Address for correspondence: Dr. Simon F. Stämpfli, Outpatient Clinic and Echocardiography, Heart Center Lucerne, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Spitalstrasse, CH-6000 Lucerne, Switzerland.; Heart Center Lucerne, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland
Bart W. De Boeck, MD, PhD: Heart Center Lucerne, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland
Florim Cuculi, MD: Heart Center Lucerne, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland
Richard Kobza, MD: Heart Center Lucerne, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 13
pp. 2085 – 2089

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Left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy (LVNC) was diagnosed in a 59-year-old woman, based on echocardiography. Later, diagnostic criteria were also found positive by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR). However, coronary angiography revealed thebesian veins were causing the noncompacted appearance. The complementary role of CMR and echocardiography criteria, including flow assessment in the recesses, is discussed. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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