An unusual cause of heart failure identified by echocardiography in an octogenarian

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 99-102

  Lin, Ming Lee ^a   Connelly, Kim ^a   Prior, David ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Heart failure; Myocardium; Noncompaction; Ventricle

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTRABECULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIODIAGNOSIS;

AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FATAL OUTCOME; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 11844257616     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.03.004     Document Type: Article

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