LVNC: passed away after 17 years, or what the new ESC guideline declares about the non-compaction CMP

Abstract

According to the new European cardiomyopathy guideline, the left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC) is no longer classified as one of the cardiomyopathies. Based on the clinical data of a patient population diagnosed with LVNC, present writing tries to clarify the physical and clinical background of this pronounced morphological alteration of myocardium, plus considering the lack of the answers, several questions are asked regarding the future clinical care of the affected patients.

Keywords

• heart failure
• cardiomyopathies
• isolated hypertrabeculation
• genetics