Characterization of the electroanatomic substrate in a case of noncompaction left ventricle

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 636-638

  Casella, Michela ^a   Pieroni, Maurizio ^a   Russo, Antonio Dello ^a   Pennestrì, Faustino ^a   Meduri, Agostino ^b   Natale, Luigi ^b   Bellocci, Fulvio ^a   Crea, Filippo ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Istituto di Radiologia di Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Roma   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arrhythmic risk; Electroanatomic mapping; Noncompaction cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NONCOMPACTION LEFT VENTRICLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SCAR; SPORT; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; BIOPSY; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FIBROSIS; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 43549092081     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e3282f394b9     Document Type: Article

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