title: Isolated left ventricular apical hypoplasia: a newly recognized unclassified cardiomyopathy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. apatrianakos@yahoo.gr
authors.forename: Alexandros P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Patrianakos
authors.forename: Nikos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Protonotarios
authors.forename: Angeliki
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zacharaki
authors.forename: Adalena
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsatsopoulou
authors.forename: Frangiskos I
authors.initials: FI
authors.lastname: Parthenakis
authors.forename: Panos E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Vardas
mesh_terms: 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