Noncompaction of the myocardium. How much is it serious?

This article is devoted a rare pathology of heart - noncompaction of the myocardium. This is genetic cardiomyopathy, which is diagnosed by an echocar-diography. The analysis is made on the basis of 52 cases of noncompaction of the myocardium in children (14 cases of isolated ventricular non-compaction, 38 cases of a combination of a noncompaction of myocardium with congenital heart diseases). The authors analysed of influence of this pathology on myocardial function and the clinical status of the patients. In discussion authors express opinion concerning when this phenomenon is disease.