Left ventricular non-compaction: Dreaming of the perfect diagnostic tool

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 113-114

  Jost, Christine H Attenhofer ^a   Connolly, Heidi M ^b  

^a KLINIK IM PARK   (Switzerland)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; FABRY DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; TRABECULAR MESHWORK; VENTRICULAR NONCOMPACTION;

CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; ISOLATED NONCOMPACTION OF THE VENTRICULAR MYOCARDIUM; MALE;

EID: 84856164746     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: 18790844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfr183     Document Type: Editorial

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