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Left ventricular non compaction in children.
Congenital heart disease - 1 Jan 2000
Weisz Sara H, Limongelli Giuseppe, Pacileo Giuseppe, Calabro Paolo, Russo Maria G, Calabro Raffaele, Vatta Matteo
Abstract excerpt
Left ventricular non compaction (LVNC) is a myocardial disease characterized by a hypertrabeculated myocardium. The hypertrabeculations in the left ventricular wall define deep recesses communicating with the left ventricular chamber where blood penetrates with increased risk of blood clots in the meshwork of the prominent trabeculations. The left ventricular apex and the free wall are particularly affected....
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