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Left ventricular non-compaction: a new mutation predisposing to reverse remodeling?
Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology - 1 Feb 2009
Cortez-Dias Nuno, Varela Manuel Gato, Sargento Luís, Brito Dulce, Almeida Ana, Cerqueira Rlita, Lança Vasco, Fernandes Alexandra Ramos, Tavares Purificação, Pereira Ricardo Arruda, Fernandes Afonso, Madeira Hugo
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Left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC) is a rare disorder of endomyocardial morphogenesis that results in multiple trabeculations and deep intertrabecular recesses filled with direct blood flow from the left ventricular cavity. LVNC is attracting increasing interest as a model for the study of cardiomyopathies, since it is a genetically heterogeneous disorder which varies greatly in clinical presentation and age...
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