The noncompaction of the left ventricular myocardium: Our paediatric experience

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 904-908

  Fazio, Giovanni ^a,d   Pipitone, Salvatore ^b   Iacona, Maria Aurora ^b   Marchì, Salvatore ^c   Mongiovì, Maurizio ^b   Zito, Rosanna ^a   Sutera, Loredana ^a   Novo, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Casa del Sole Hospital   (Italy)

^c VILLA SOFIA CERVELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Noncompaction; Tissue Doppler; Ventricular dysfunction

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENALAPRIL; FUROSEMIDE; METOPROLOL;

ADOLESCENT; AORTA COARCTATION; AORTOPULMONARY SEPTAL DEFECT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; INFANT; LEFT VENTRICULAR MYOCARDIUM NONCOMPACTION; MALE; NEWBORN; PEDIATRICS; SYNCOPE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 34948875682     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32801462b0     Document Type: Article

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