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==Overview==
==Overview==
Patients with NCC are at risk of thromboembolic events including [[stroke]], [[transient ischemic attack]]s and [[mesenteric ischemia/infarction]].
Patients with NCC are at risk of thromboembolic events including [[stroke]], [[transient ischemic attack]]s and [[mesenteric ischemia/infarction]].
==Incidence==
While embolic events do not occur among children, among adutls, the incidence of ischemic events ranges from 21% to 38% <ref>Ritter  M,  Oechslin  E,  Sutsch  G, et al.  Isolated noncompaction of the myocardium in adults. Mayo Clin Proc.  1997;  72:  26–31.</ref><ref>Oechslin  EN,  Attenhofer Jost  CH,  Rojas  JR, et al.  Long-term follow-up of 34 adults with isolated left ventricular noncompaction:                                    a distinct cardiomyopathy with poor prognosis. J Am Coll Cardiol.  2000;  36:  493–500.</ref>.


==References==
==References==

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Overview

Patients with NCC are at risk of thromboembolic events including stroke, transient ischemic attacks and mesenteric ischemia/infarction.

Incidence

While embolic events do not occur among children, among adutls, the incidence of ischemic events ranges from 21% to 38% [1][2].

References

  1. Ritter M, Oechslin E, Sutsch G, et al. Isolated noncompaction of the myocardium in adults. Mayo Clin Proc. 1997; 72: 26–31.
  2. Oechslin EN, Attenhofer Jost CH, Rojas JR, et al. Long-term follow-up of 34 adults with isolated left ventricular noncompaction: a distinct cardiomyopathy with poor prognosis. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2000; 36: 493–500.