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Isolated noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11858389     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium is a rare congenital disorder characterized by the presence of numerous prominent trabeculations and deep intertrabecular recessess which communicate with the left ventricular cavity. The disease uniformly affects the left ventricle, and sometimes also affects the right ventricle. Echocardiographic findings are important clues for the diagnosis. Clinical symptoms include signs of left ventricular systolic dysfunction even to the point of heart failure, ventricular arrhythmias, and embolic events. We describe an illustrative case of isolated noncompaction of the left ventricular myocardium in a two-year-old child with the typical clinical and echocardiographic features of the disease. The literature on the topic is reviewed.
Authors:
Nazmi Narin; Alpay Celiker; Kazim Uzüm; M Hakan Poyrazoğlu; Musa Karakükçu
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Turkish journal of pediatrics     Volume:  44     ISSN:  0041-4301     ISO Abbreviation:  Turk. J. Pediatr.     Publication Date:    2002 Jan-Mar
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-02-22     Completed Date:  2002-03-06     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0417505     Medline TA:  Turk J Pediatr     Country:  Turkey    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  83-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Cardiomyopathies / pathology*
Child, Preschool
Heart Ventricles / pathology*
Humans
Myocardium / pathology*
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / etiology

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