Ischemic Stroke in a Young Patient Heralding a Left Ventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy

Abstract

Strokes in young patients may be the clinical expression of many complex and extremely rare diseases. Uncommon causes constitute less than 5% of all strokes, but are present in 30% of strokes in young patients. We report the case of a young woman whose ischemic stroke led to the diagnosis of a rare embolic cardiomyopathy, left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy, requiring a heart transplant.

Keywords

• Stroke
• Young patients
• Left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy