Isolated left ventricular non-compaction: An unusual indication for heart transplantation

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 378-380

  Fan, Katherine Y Y ^a   Chan, Carmen W S ^b   Cheng, L C ^b   Ko, Ryan L Y ^a   Lam, Y M ^a   Jim, M H ^a   Au, Timmy W K ^b   Ho, Cally K L ^b   Wang, Elaine P ^a   Chau, Elaine M C ^c   Chow, W H ^a  

^a GRANTHAM HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c HONG KONG SANATORIUM AND HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathies; Heart failure; Heart transplantation; Heart ventricles; Ventricular dysfunction, left

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC GRAFT REJECTION; CARDIAC MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LEFT VENTRICULAR NON COMPACTION CARDIOMYOPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 70350718095     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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