Non-compaction of the ventricular myocardium: A cardiomyopathy in search of a pathoanatomical definition

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 495-503

  Val Bernal, J Fernando ^a   Garijo, M Francisca ^a   Rodriguez Villar, Diana ^a   Val, Daniel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cardiac transplantation; Congenital heart disease; Heart failure; Left ventricular non compaction; Non compaction cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950207505     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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