[Isolated ventricular non-compaction: review article with a case-report example]

Isolated ventricular non-compaction (IVNC) is rare, genetically determined disorder characterized by prominent trabecularization of luminal side of the ventricular wall with deep recesses. The disease is believed to arise due to an in utero arrest of the compaction of the former loose meshwork of myocardial trabeculations. The symptoms of the disease include: heart failure, thromboembolic complications and arrhythmias. The course of the disease is variable ranging from patients with IVNC diagnosis as an incidental finding, to cases of severe heart failure and sudden cardiac death. This article brings an overview of the current state of knowledge on the disease and finally presents a short case-report of patient with IVNC.