Exclude pregnancy, vigorous exercise and myopathy before diagnosing noncompaction in healthy subjects.
2nd Medical Department, Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Juchgasse 25, A-1030 Wien, Austria. Electronic address: claudia.stoellberger@chello.at.
Claudia
C
Stöllberger
Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Juchgasse 25, A-1030 Wien, Austria.
Josef
J
Finsterer
D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D056830:Isolated Noncompaction of the Ventricular Myocardium / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*; D016278:Ventricular Function, Right / Q000502:physiology*
Cardiomyopathy; Echocardiography; Left ventricle; Magnetic resonance imaging