Isolated left ventricular noncompaction in sub-saharan Africa: A clinical and echocardiographic perspective

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 187-193

  Peters, Ferande ^a   Khandheria, Bijoy K ^b   Dos Santos, Claudia ^a   Matioda, Hiral ^a   Maharaj, Nirvarthi ^a   Libhaber, Elena ^a   Mamdoo, Farouk ^a   Essop, Mohammed R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Cardiomyopathy; Isolated left ventricular noncompaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SCREENING; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION; VENTRICULAR NONCOMPACTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROGNOSIS; REGISTER; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS; SYSTOLE;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; HYPERTROPHY, RIGHT VENTRICULAR; ISOLATED NONCOMPACTION OF THE VENTRICULAR MYOCARDIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLARY MUSCLES; PHENOTYPE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; SOUTH AFRICA; SYSTOLE; TRICUSPID VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 84860800690     PISSN: 19419651     EISSN: 19420080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.111.966937     Document Type: Article

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