Isolated left ventricular apical hypoplasia: a newly recognized unclassified cardiomyopathy.
We describe two relatively asymptomatic cases diagnosed with the newly recognized unclassified cardiomyopathy, isolated left ventricular apical hypoplasia. The disease has been described mainly in cardiac magnetic resonance, whereas this study presents the echocardiographic characteristics of this new cardiomyopathy.
Patrianakos
Alexandros P
AP
Cardiology Department, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. apatrianakos@yahoo.gr
Protonotarios
Nikos
N
Zacharaki
Angeliki
A
Tsatsopoulou
Adalena
A
Parthenakis
Frangiskos I
FI
Vardas
Panos E
PE
D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging