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Journals / Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi / 2010 / Cilt: 38 - Sayı: 1

Diagnostic pitfalls in myocardial noncompaction

Late detection of noncompaction of the myocardium in an adult with complete interventricular septal defect

Ali YILDIZ, Yusuf SEZEN

Pages
73–78
DOI
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Abstract

We agree with the author that the presence of inter- trabecular recesses in the left ventricle is not very clear. It could be due to poor-quality images and also to difficulties in obtaining two-dimensional echo scans, because the patient was not clinically stable during the echocardiographic examination. However, we were convinced that the left ventricle was also non-compacted. We have sent the editor an echo

Özet

Yusuf Sezen, M.D., Ali Yıldız, M.D. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Kardiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, 63100 Şanlıurfa, Turkey. Tel: +90 414 - 314 11 70 / 1143 e-mail: [email protected]