Diagnostic value of myocardial deformation pattern in children with noncompaction cardiomyopathy

• Main Authors: Yubbu, Putri, Nawaytou, Hythem M., Calderon Anyosa, Renzo, Banerjee, Anirban
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Verlag 2018
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72281/1/Diagnostic%20value%20of%20myocardial%20deformation%20pattern%20in%20children%20with%20noncompaction%20cardiomyopathy.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72281/; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10554-018-1367-4
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

The current echocardiographic diagnostic criteria for noncompaction cardiomyopathy (NCC) have variable sensitivity and low specificity. Moreover, there are limited data on the use of myocardial deformation imaging for early detection of myocardial dysfunction in children with NCC. We describe left v...