Left ventricular non-compaction in children and adolescents: Clinical features, treatment and follow-up

Cardiology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 176-184

  Ergul, Yakup ^a   Nisli, Kemal ^a   Demirel, Atalay ^a   Varkal, Muhammed Ali ^a   Oner, Naci ^b   Dursun, Memduh ^a   Dindar, Aygun ^a   Aydogan, Umrah ^a   Omeroglu, Rukiye Eker ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Kartal Kosuyolu Cardiovascular Research and Training Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Children; Heart failure; Left ventricular non compaction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; CAPTOPRIL; CARNITINE; CARVEDILOL; DIGOXIN; FUROSEMIDE; ISOPRENALINE; SPIRONOLACTONE; THIAMINE; UBIQUINONE;

ADOLESCENT; AORTOPULMONARY SEPTAL DEFECT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOMEGALY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CYANOSIS; CYANOTIC HEART DISEASE; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; ECG ABNORMALITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID DEFICIENCY; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FATIGUE; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MURMUR; HEART VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; VENTRICULAR NONCOMPACTION; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIAC IMAGING TECHNIQUES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952831857     PISSN: 18975593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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