title: Determinants of outcome in isolated ventricular noncompaction in childhood.
abstract: Isolated ventricular noncompaction is now recognized as an important cause of pediatric cardiomyopathy; however, predictors of outcome have yet to be detailed. Echocardiographic features at presentation, including increased noncompacted to compacted segment ratio and enlarged left ventricular dimension, were found to be associated with poor outcomes (heart transplantation, transplant listing, or death).
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wald
authors.forename: Gruschen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Veldtman
authors.forename: Fraser
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Golding
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kirsh
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: McCrindle
authors.forename: Lee
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Benson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male