Left ventricular noncompaction: A cardiomyopathy in young individuals. Description of first cases in Africa;La non compaction du ventricule gauche, une cardiomyopathie du sujet jeune: Premières observations Africaines

Medecine Tropicale

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 587-593

  Paule, P ^a   Braem, L ^a   Mioulet, D ^a   Jop, B ^a   Theron A ^a   Gil, J M ^a   Heno P ^a   Fourcade, L ^a  

^a LAVERAN MILITARY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Africa; Cardiomyopathy; Echocardiography; Left ventricular noncompaction; MRI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 42149154860     PISSN: 0025682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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