Left ventricle non-compaction: The still misdiagnosed cardiomyopathy

Int J Cardiol. 2016 Nov 15:223:420-421. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.08.200. Epub 2016 Aug 12.

Authors

Rebeca Lorca¹, María Martín², José Julián R Reguero², Beatriz Díaz-Molina², César Morís², José Luis Lambert², Aurora Astudillo²

Affiliations

¹ Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Department of Cardiology, Avd. Roma sn, 33011 Oviedo, Spain. Electronic address: lorcarebeca@gmail.com.
² Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Department of Cardiology, Avd. Roma sn, 33011 Oviedo, Spain.

PMID: 27544597
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.08.200

No abstract available

Keywords: Autopsy; Dilated cardiomyopathy; Echocardiogram; Left ventricle non-compaction (LVNC).

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / diagnosis*
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography / methods*
Female
Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Isolated Noncompaction of the Ventricular Myocardium / diagnosis*
Male
Middle Aged