Isolated left ventricular non-compaction with normal ejection fraction

Cardiovascular Journal of Africa

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 90-93

  Peters, F ^a   Dos Santos, C ^a   Essop, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Isolated left ventricular non compaction; Normal systolic function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR NON COMPACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

ADULT; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOLATED NONCOMPACTION OF THE VENTRICULAR MYOCARDIUM; STROKE VOLUME; SYSTOLE;

EID: 79955866430     PISSN: 19951892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5830/CVJA-2010-035     Document Type: Article

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