title: Isolated noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium: contrast echocardiographic findings and review of the literature.
abstract: Isolated noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium (INVM) is a rare congenital anomaly. We report a case of INVM in an adult, which was diagnosed using contrast echocardiography.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Division, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center and Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Bon Kwon
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Koo
authors.forename: Donghoon
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jong-Won
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Ha
authors.forename: Seok-Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Namsik
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Seung-Yun
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Cho
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000502:physiology; D014694:Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology