Non-compaction cardiomyopathy in pregnancy: a case report of spongy myocardium in both mother and foetus and systematic review of literature
Purpose: Cardiovascular disease is the main nonobstetric cause of maternal death during pregnancy and is present in 0.5–4% of pregnancies in the western world. While hypertensive disorders remain the most frequent events, occurring in 6–8% of all pregnancies, cardiomyopathies are rare but encompass high complication rates. The aim of this systematic review is to report all data available up to date regarding pregnancies in patients with left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) cardiomyopathy.