When Trabeculations Disrupt Conduction: Left Ventricular Noncompaction Presenting With Symptomatic Bradycardia and Isorhythmic Dissociation
Talha Shamshad, Ryan Salama, Jurgen Shtembari, Mounica Vorla, Muhammad Asif, Sanchit Duhan, Mohammad Al‐Akchar, Osama Alsara · 2026
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Talha Shamshad and colleagues reported in 2026 a young woman whose dizziness and nausea traced to left ventricular noncompaction, a heart muscle disorder where the wall stays spongy and heavily trabeculated. Her slow heart rhythm looked at first like a dangerous conduction block. Careful tracing reading showed instead a dissociation pattern, where an escape rhythm from the ventricles runs independently of the upper chambers.
That distinction changes everything, because a true block and an escape rhythm call for different next steps, from heart MRI and genetic testing to possible device therapy. The authors argue the condition belongs in the differential diagnosis when young patients show unexplained symptomatic slow rhythms, even if the first ultrasound is equivocal. Precise electrocardiogram interpretation, they stress, directs the whole work-up.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Talha Shamshad, Ryan Salama, Jurgen Shtembari, Mounica Vorla, Muhammad Asif, Sanchit Duhan, Mohammad Al‐Akchar, Osama Alsara |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 12 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |