Noncompaction

Long Island University's Julian Boyd dribbles against Norfolk State on Nov. 12 in his first game back since discovering he had a heart condition known as noncompaction cardiomyopathy. ❋ SEAN BRENNAN (2010)

The heart with noncompaction can be dilated with decreased pumping function as in dilated cardiomyopathy (see above) or can have normal pumping function. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This is the most variable form of cardiomyopathy in that when diagnosed at a young age, children may be ill from having a poorly functioning heart, while noncompaction cardiomyopathy can also be found in older children and adults who have not developed any symptoms of abnormal heart function. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Boyd wound up at the hospital with what doctors eventually diagnosed as noncompaction cardiomyopathy, a heart condition that jeopardized the player's career. ❋ Joe Gergen (2011)

Following a battery of tests - "there were so many I lost count," Boyd said - the diagnosis was noncompaction cardiomyopathy. ❋ SEAN BRENNAN (2010)

The importance of genetic counseling, DNA diagnostics, and cardiologic family screening in left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy. ❋ Unknown (2010)