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Cardiomyopathy Phenotypes and Outcomes for Children With Left Ventricular Myocardial Noncompaction: Results From the Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry.
Journal of cardiac failure - 1 Nov 2015
Jefferies John L, Wilkinson James D, Sleeper Lynn A, Colan Steven D, Lu Minmin, Pahl Elfriede, Kantor Paul F, Everitt Melanie D, Webber Steven A, Kaufman Beth D, Lamour Jacqueline M, Canter Charles E, Hsu Daphne T, Addonizio Linda J, Lipshultz Steven E, Towbin Jeffrey A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) is a distinct form of cardiomyopathy characterized by hypertrabeculation of the left ventricle. The LVNC phenotype may occur in isolation or with other cardiomyopathy phenotypes. Prognosis is incompletely characterized in children. METHODS AND RESULTS: According to diagnoses from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute-funded Pediatric Cardiomyopathy...
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