TY - JOUR T1 - Late recognition of left ventricular non-compaction by cardiovascular magnetic resonance JF - Heart JO - Heart SP - 282 LP - 282 DO - 10.1136/hrt.2004.040139 VL - 91 IS - 3 AU - A Varghese AU - N G Fisher AU - D J Pennell Y1 - 2005/03/01 UR - http://heart.bmj.com/content/91/3/282.abstract N2 - A 13 year old boy was investigated for recurrent exertional syncope. Chest x ray showed a globular cardiac silhouette and 12 lead ECG suggested left ventricular hypertrophy with strain pattern. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) revealed basal septal hypertrophy with systolic anterior motion (SAM) of the mitral valve. A diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) was made and β blockers were started. Twenty years later, the patient reported symptoms of gradually worsening … ER -