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Echocardiogram of the heart. (a) Apical four-chamber view of the heart with marked trabeculations of the apex (white arrow). (b) Parasternal short axis view at the level of the papillary muscles with prominent LV inferolateral trabeculations. RA: right atrium, LA: left atrium, RV: right ventricle, and LV: left ventricle.
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Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) revealed biatrial dilatation, severe biventricular failure with LV ejection fraction (EF) of 15%, and prominent trabeculations in the left ventricle (Figure 1).
Cardiac MRI of the heart. (a) Cardiac MRI showing extensive biventricular trabeculations with (b) sagittal view demonstrating deep recesses in the left ventricle cavity (see asterisk).
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Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed similar findings, but it also demonstrated biventricular, extensive myocardial trabeculations compatible with noncompaction cardiomyopathy (Figure 2).