Non-compaction cardiomyopathy associated with myocardial bridging: A frequently overlooked or misdiagnosed cardiomyopathy

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 760-763

  Aras, Dursun ^a   Tufekcioglu, Omac ^a   Topaloglu, Serkan ^a   Ozeke, Ozcan ^a   Ergun, Kumral ^a   Yildiz, Ali ^a   Deveci, Bulent ^a   Korkmaz, Sule ^a  

^a TURKIYE YUKSEK IHTISAS HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Apical cardiomyopathy; Myocardial bridging; Non compaction cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CARVEDILOL; FUROSEMIDE; RAMIPRIL; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART MURMUR; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; ISOLATED VENTRICULAR NON COMPACTION CARDIOMYOPATHY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33750291796     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejheart.2006.01.017     Document Type: Article

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