The value of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of isolated non-compaction of the left ventricle

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 313-314

  Amir, Offer ^a   Delgado III, Reynolds M ^b   Kar, Biswajit ^a   Smart, Frank W ^c  

^a CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac MRI; Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy; Isolated non compaction; Left ventricle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; ISOLATED NON COMPACTION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 67649217155     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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