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[Isolated noncompaction cardiomyopathy with special emphasis on arrhythmia complications].
Herzschrittmachertherapie & Elektrophysiologie - 1 Sept 2012
Gerecke B, Engberding R
Abstract excerpt
Isolated noncompaction cardiomyopathy (NCCM) is a rare genetically determined myocardial disease caused by abnormal fetal development of the myocardium resulting in a thin compacted and a thicker noncompacted layer of the affected left ventricular (LV) wall. The genetic basis of NCCM is heterogenous. Diagnosis can be made using echocardiography or magnetic resonance imaging. The diagnostic criteria for NCCM are...
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