Left ventricular non-compaction: Genetic heterogeneity, diagnosis and clinical course

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 145-153

  Captur, Gabriella ^a   Nihoyannopoulos, Petros ^b  

^a MATER DEI HOSPITAL   (Malta)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Echocardiography; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR NON COMPACTION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; ISOLATED NONCOMPACTION OF THE VENTRICULAR MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 77950340326     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.07.003     Document Type: Review

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