Isolated left ventricular non-compaction, not hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Sir, Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a relatively common cardiacdisease (1:500 in the general population), which both generalphysicians and cardiologists encounter frequently in clinicalpractice. However, there are conditions that may mimic HCM (Table 1).We describe a patient with an initial diagnosis of hypertrophiccardiomyopathy. Further investigations several years later revealedan alternative