Systemic lupus erythematosus and transient left ventricular noncompaction.

Objectives: Myocarditis is a rare but serious manifestation of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) is a disorder of myocardial morphogenesis frequently associated to neuromuscular diseases. Hypertrabeculation, a cardinal echocardiographic feature of LVNC, might represent a morphological expression of a number of morbidities, nevertheless.