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[Mutation of the lamin A/C gene associated with left ventricular apical hypoplasia: a new phenotype for laminopathies?].
Giornale italiano di cardiologia (2006) - 1 Dec 2014
Pica Silvia, Ghio Stefano, Raineri Claudia, Scelsi Laura, Turco Annalisa, Visconti Luigi Oltrona
Abstract excerpt
Isolated left ventricular (LV) apical hypoplasia is a rare anomaly characterized by a dysfunctioning, spherical left ventricle and elongated right ventricle wrapping around the deficient LV apex. The etiology is unknown; it is presumed to be a rare congenital developmental defect during partitioning of the ventricles, caused by an in-utero infection. We describe for the first time a case of isolated LV apical...
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