Reversible left ventricular trabeculations in pregnancy is this sufficient to make the diagnosis of left ventricular noncompaction?

Circulation

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 453-454

  Reimold, Sharon C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Dilated; Editorials; Pregnancy; With left ventricular noncompaction

Indexed keywords

CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED, WITH LEFT VENTRICULAR NONCOMPACTION; EDITORIALS; PREGNANCY;

FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 84905463771     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.011481     Document Type: Editorial

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