Isolated Left Ventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy Diagnosed by Transesophageal Echocardiography

Isolated noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium has often been misdiagnosed as other cardiomyopathies because it is a relatively recently described cardiomyopathy with literature limited to case reports and case series and little awareness among physicians. We are reporting a case of isolated l...

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Main Authors: Tariq Bhat, James Lafferty, Sumaya Teli, Georges Abou Rjaili, Yefim Olkovsky, Thomas Costantino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2011-01-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/CMC.S6240
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spelling doaj-8a9b5daea34e4c11bb0255ab43b6320a2020-11-25T03:09:33ZengSAGE PublishingClinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology1179-54682011-01-01510.4137/CMC.S6240Isolated Left Ventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy Diagnosed by Transesophageal EchocardiographyTariq Bhat0James Lafferty1Sumaya Teli2Georges Abou Rjaili3Yefim Olkovsky4Thomas Costantino5Department of Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, New York 10305, USA.Division of Cardiology, Staten Island University Hospital, New York 10305, USA.University of Sheffield School of Medicine, UK.Division of Cardiology, Staten Island University Hospital, New York 10305, USA.Division of Cardiology, Staten Island University Hospital, New York 10305, USA.Division of Cardiology, Staten Island University Hospital, New York 10305, USA.Isolated noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium has often been misdiagnosed as other cardiomyopathies because it is a relatively recently described cardiomyopathy with literature limited to case reports and case series and little awareness among physicians. We are reporting a case of isolated left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy that was misdiagnosed for over two decades.https://doi.org/10.4137/CMC.S6240
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author Tariq Bhat
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Thomas Costantino
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Isolated Left Ventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy Diagnosed by Transesophageal Echocardiography
Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology
author_facet Tariq Bhat
James Lafferty
Sumaya Teli
Georges Abou Rjaili
Yefim Olkovsky
Thomas Costantino
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title Isolated Left Ventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy Diagnosed by Transesophageal Echocardiography
title_short Isolated Left Ventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy Diagnosed by Transesophageal Echocardiography
title_full Isolated Left Ventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy Diagnosed by Transesophageal Echocardiography
title_fullStr Isolated Left Ventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy Diagnosed by Transesophageal Echocardiography
title_full_unstemmed Isolated Left Ventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy Diagnosed by Transesophageal Echocardiography
title_sort isolated left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography
publisher SAGE Publishing
series Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology
issn 1179-5468
publishDate 2011-01-01
description Isolated noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium has often been misdiagnosed as other cardiomyopathies because it is a relatively recently described cardiomyopathy with literature limited to case reports and case series and little awareness among physicians. We are reporting a case of isolated left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy that was misdiagnosed for over two decades.
url https://doi.org/10.4137/CMC.S6240
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