title: Noncompaction myocardium imaging with multiple echocardiographic modalities.
abstract: Noncompaction myocardium of the left ventricle (LV) is a genetically heterogeneous congenital cardiomyopathy, that has only been described during the last two decades. Echocardiography plays a pivotal role as a first line diagnostic tool of this rare abnormality. The present case describes the imaging of the noncompacted myocardium using varying echocardiographic modalities.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece. apatrianakos@yahoo.gr
authors.forename: Alexandros P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Patrianakos
authors.forename: Frangiskos I
authors.initials: FI
authors.lastname: Parthenakis
authors.forename: Eva G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Nyktari
authors.forename: Panos E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Vardas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*