Isolated Noncompaction of the Ventricular Myocardium: Infrequent Because of Missed Diagnosis?

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 439.e1-439.e4

  Perez David, Esther ^a   Garcia Fernandez, Miguel Angel ^a   Gómez Anta, Ignacio ^a   de Diego, Jose Juan Gomez ^a   García Robles, Jose Antonio ^a   Lafuente, Javier ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CARVEDILOL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; ISOLATED NONCOMPACTION OF THE VENTRICULAR MYOCARDIUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SYMPTOM; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 33947672892     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2006.10.023     Document Type: Article

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