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. 2026 Mar 6;15(5):2023. doi: 10.3390/jcm15052023
LVNC Left-ventricular non-compaction
CHD Congenital heart disease
TTE transthoracic echocardiography
LV Left ventricle
NC Noncompacted
C Compacted
AHA American Heart Association
RV Right ventricle
ESC European Society of Cardiology
SCA Sudden cardiac arrest
SCD Sudden cardiac death
DCM Dilated cardiomyopathy
HCM Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
ICD Implanted cardiac defibrillator
EF Ejection fraction
RVNC Right-ventricular non-compaction
HF Heart failure
VT Ventricular tachycardia
VF Ventricular fibrillation
AF Atrial fibrillation
SVT Supraventricular tachycardia
LBBB Left bundle branch block
AT Atrial tachycardia
APC Atrial premature contraction
SSS Sick sinus syndrome
RBBB Right bundle branch block
VPC Ventricular premature contraction
AVB Atrioventricular block
MA Malignant arrhythmias
ECG electrocardiogram
LVT Left ventricular thrombus
LVEF Left ventricular ejection fraction
MACE Major adverse cardiac events
NYHA New York Heart Association
NCCM Non-compaction cardiomyopathy
LGE Late gadolinium enhancement
CCT Cardiac computed tomography
CMR Cardiac magnetic resonance
IVNC Isolated ventricular non-compaction
NC:C Non-compaction to compaction ratio
TEE Transesophageal echocardiography
BSA Body surface area
MDCT Multidetector computed tomography
EBCT Electron-beam computed tomography
GDMT Guideline-directed medical therapy
HFrEF Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
ACEi Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor
ARB Angiotenin receptor blocker
ARNI Angiotenin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor
MRA Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist
SGLT2 Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2
CVA Cerebrovascular accident
AtCM Atrial cardiomyopathy