Echocardiography fails to detect left ventricular noncompaction in a cohort of patients with noncompaction on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

ConclusionsEchocardiogram fails to detect LVNC morphology/hypertrabeculation in a significant number of a cohort of patients with LVNC on CMRI. LVNC may be missed if echocardiogram is the only imaging modality performed in a cardiac evaluation.

Source: Clinical Cardiology - January 31, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sachin Diwadkar, Leelakrishna Nallamshetty, Carlos Rojas, Alexia Athienitis, Chris Declue, Chad Cox, Aarti Patel, Sanders H. Chae Tags: CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS Source Type: research