Isolated ventricular noncompaction: A rare type of hereditary cardiomyopathy with poor prognosis

Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 200-204

  Karatza, Angeliki A ^a   Davlouros, Pericles A ^a   Psiouri, Lambrini P ^a   Mantagos, Stefanos P ^a   Manolis, Antonis S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Hereditary cardiomyopathy; Infant; Ventricular noncompaction

Indexed keywords

CAPTOPRIL; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; FUROSEMIDE;

ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; DEATH; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HEART HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATED VENTRICULAR NONCOMPACTION; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; SYMPTOM; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 30944448819     PISSN: 10117970     EISSN: 10117970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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