Nosology of Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy: The Emperor Still Wears Clothes!

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 701-704

  Oechslin, Erwin ^a   Jenni, Rolf ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EDITORIAL; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENETICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; VENTRICULAR NONCOMPACTION; CARDIOMYOPATHY;

CARDIOMYOPATHIES; HUMANS;

EID: 85019585520     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2017.04.003     Document Type: Editorial

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