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ArticleExperimental and clinical cardiology2012

Progressive left ventricular noncompaction and systolic dysfunction.

Irene M Hutchins, Saul Schaefer

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Article in Experimental and clinical cardiology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Mitral Valve Prolapse-The Role of Cardiac Imaging Modalities.Structural heart : the journal of the Heart Team · 2022
    Review
  3. Non-compact cardiomyopathy or ventricular non-compact syndrome?Journal of cardiovascular ultrasound · 2014
    Review
  4. Epilepsy and noncompaction.Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation · 2014
    Article
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Irene M HutchinsDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, USA.
Saul Schaefer
University of California, Davis · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Left ventricular noncompaction is a condition characterized by prominent ventricular trabeculations, often accompanied by systolic dysfunction. The present case involves an adult with a small ventricular septal defect, initially exhibiting mild systolic dysfunction and slightly prominent left ventricular trabeculations progressing over 13 years to severe dilated cardiomyopathy and overt noncompaction. The present case strongly suggests a correlation between the extent of noncompaction and the degree of systolic dysfunction. The initial presence of a small ventricular septal defect and mild trabeculations highlights the genetic determinants of non-compaction and the importance of closely following patients with mild noncompaction due to the possibility of progression. More sensitive diagnostic criteria are needed to avoid overlooking mild cases, which may show prominent trabeculations without reaching a requisite ratio of compacted to noncompacted tissue.

Indexed as

CardiomyopathyHypertrabeculationNoncompactionSystolic dysfunctionVentricular septal defect

Identifiers

PMID22826654
PMCPMC3395462
OpenAlexW172444686

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