A case of noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium combined with situs ambiguous with polysplenia

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1052-1055

  Cho, Yun Heyong ^a   Jin, Sung Joon ^a   Je, Hyun Chul ^a   Yoon, Young Won ^a   Hong, Bum Kee ^a   Kwon, Hyuck Moon ^a   Kim, Tae Hoon ^a   Rim, Se Joong ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium (NVM); Situs ambiguous with polysplenia

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY SPLEEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FIBROSIS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HETEROTAXY SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NONCOMPACTION OF THE VENTRICULAR MYOCARDIUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; T WAVE INVERSION; THORAX PAIN; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADULT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; SPLEEN; SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 38049186819     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2007.48.6.1052     Document Type: Article

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