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Left ventricular noncompaction: a diagnostically challenging cardiomyopathy.
Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society - 1 Jan 2012
Paterick Timothy E, Tajik A Jamil
Abstract excerpt
Diagnosing left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) cardiomyopathy is a challenge for the medical community because the condition shares morphologic features of hypertrophic and dilated cardiomyopathies. The uncertainty surrounding the diagnosis of LVNC is related to the lack of a "perfect diagnostic tool," such as a reproducible genetic marker. The diagnosis requires expertise in the broad spectrum of overlapping...
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