Pitfalls in the echocardiographic diagnosis of isolated non-compaction of the ventricular myocardium
Population
A 66-year-old man with a one-year history of atypical chest pain
Design
Case_report
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Echocardiographic apical obliteration may mimic non-compaction; case report leaves open need for multimodal confirmation before diagnosis.
Structured PICO
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Population
A 66-year-old man with a one-year history of atypical chest pain
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Intervention
Echocardiography
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Outcome
Diagnosis of isolated non-compaction of the ventricular myocardium
This case report highlights the diagnostic challenges and potential pitfalls of using echocardiography to identify isolated non-compaction of the ventricular myocardium.
Cite This Study
Salemi et al. (2005) studied this question.