title: Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome in isolated noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium (INVM).
abstract: Isolated noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium (INVM) is a rare morphological abnormality caused by cessation of the compaction of the loose interwoven meshwork of myocardial fibers during intrauterine life. Three cases of INVM, including 2 siblings, were diagnosed from 2-dimensional echocardiographic findings of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome type B to which INVM can be attributed.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Pediatrics, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. nihei@med.toho-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nihei
authors.forename: Noriaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shinomiya
authors.forename: Hirohiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kabayama
authors.forename: Chikako
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hosono
authors.forename: Tsugutoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: Norio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Matsuo
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D014463:Ultrasonography; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging