Non-compacted myocardium: Should it not be considered a disease? Critical thinking on 140 patients with non-compacted myocardium evaluated by cardiovascular magnetic resonance

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Abstract

A physical alteration is considered a disease when it meets the criteria defined by the WHO. Non-compacted myocardium (NCM)
is a non-well defined ventricular hypertrabeculation which is still under discussion whether it is a cardiomyopathy itself or just a
change from normality. We analyzed 161 studies in 140 patients with NCM and their relationships with other pathologies. Later, we
exposed them to the "disease" criteria defined by the WHO. After a critical analysis, we consider that NCM should not be considered
a cardiomyopathy itself, but rather a myocardial adaptation to adverse conditions.