An unusual case of angina pectoris: A patient with isolated non-compaction of the left ventricular myocardium

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 728-730

  Dabarian, André L ^a   Mady, Charles ^a   Rochitte, Carlos E ^a   Shiozaki, Afonso A ^a   Lemos, Pedro A ^a   Salemi, Vera Maria Cury ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Angina pectoris; Cardiomyopathy; Diastole; Magnetic resonance imaging; Microcirculation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; DIPYRIDAMOLE;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MUSCLE; HEART PERFUSION; HUMAN; ISOLATED NON COMPACTION OF THE VENTRICULAR MYOCARDIUM; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VASODILATATION; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 58149335459     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jen151     Document Type: Article

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