Article
Left ventricular non-compaction revisited: a distinct phenotype with genetic heterogeneity?
European heart journal - 1 Jun 2011
Oechslin Erwin, Jenni Rolf
Abstract excerpt
Non-compaction of the left ventricular myocardium (LVNC) has gained increasing recognition during the last 25 years. There is a morphological trait of the myocardial structure with a spectrum from normal variants to the pathological phenotype of LVNC, which reflects the embryogenic structure of the human heart due to an arrest in the compaction process during the first trimester. It must be cautioned not to...
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