Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or left ventricular non-compaction? A difficult differential diagnosis

European Heart Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 1923-1924

  Spirito, Paolo ^a   Autore, Camillo ^b  

^a GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN;

AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MORPHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION;

ACTINS; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MUTATION;

EID: 35348918963     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehm266     Document Type: Editorial

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