Left ventricular non-compaction: Troubles and traps of current imaging techniques

European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 930-931

  Corrado, Giovanni ^a  

^a VALDUCE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC IMAGING; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENTRICULAR NONCOMPACTION;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; ISOLATED NONCOMPACTION OF THE VENTRICULAR MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 84882406639     PISSN: 20472404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jet090     Document Type: Editorial

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