Left ventricular non compaction (LVNC) is a condition rarely diagnosed and reported in current literature. It affects approximately 8 to 12 per 1 million of individuals and its causes are not well understood, but they are linked to gene mutations. The authors present a 29-year-old male who came to medical consult for a pre surgical evaluation. He was completely asymptomatic. Due to an aortic diastolic murmur we performed a transthoracic echocardiogram which revealed severe aortic regurgitation, signs of left ventricular non compaction and coarctation of the aorta. Subsequently, we decided to send him for a CT scan and CMR that allowed to confirm our diagnosis and gave more support to our findings. We´re aimed to report this case because LVNC was found in a patient without symptoms but with a murmur missed in previous medical evaluations. Then, we encourage to be very accurate in patient' s examination and use non-invasive methods properly in order to identify such important cases.
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