Reversible de novo left ventricular trabeculations in pregnant women: Implications for the diagnosis of left ventricular noncompaction in low-risk populations

Circulation

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 475-483

  Gati, Sabiha ^a,b   Papadakis, Michael ^a   Papamichael, Nikolaos D ^b   Zaidi, Abbas ^a   Sheikh, Nabeel ^a   Reed, Matthew ^a   Sharma, Rajan ^a   Thilaganathan, Baskaran ^a   Sharma, Sanjay ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathies; Echocardiography; Ethnic groups; Isolated noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CARDIOMYOPATHIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUPS; ISOLATED NONCOMPACTION OF THE VENTRICULAR MYOCARDIUM; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905503016     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.008554     Document Type: Article

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