November 9, 2007European Heart Journal
Diagnosis of left-ventricular non-compaction in patients with left-ventricular systolic dysfunction: time for a reappraisal of diagnostic criteria?
Why the study?
Are current echocardiographic criteria for left-ventricular non-compaction too sensitive in patients with left-ventricular systolic dysfunction?
Population
Patients with heart failure (left-ventricular systolic dysfunction) and controls
Comparison
Application of current echocardiographic… vs Controls
Design
Case-control
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May warrant caution applying current LVNC criteria in systolic HF; leaves open need for prospective, race-specific validation.
Structured PICO
Are current echocardiographic criteria for left-ventricular non-compaction too sensitive in patients with left-ventricular systolic dysfunction?
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Population
Patients with heart failure (left-ventricular systolic dysfunction) and controls
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Intervention
Application of current echocardiographic criteria for left-ventricular non-compaction (LVNC)
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Comparator
Controls
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Outcome
Fulfillment of echocardiographic criteria for LVNCsurrogate
Current echocardiographic diagnostic criteria for left-ventricular non-compaction may be too sensitive and require reappraisal, especially for black individuals with heart failure.
Cite This Study
Kohli et al. (2007) studied this question.