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Echocardiography identifies LV false tendons in ~6% of patients, mostly as single apical structures.
Cross-Sectional (n=1,679)
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Left ventricular false tendons are a benign anatomical variant present in approximately 6% of the Polish population, most often appearing as a single structure in the apical region.
Documents 6% LV false tendon prevalence in Polish adults; leaves open prognostic or management implications.
BACKGROUND: False tendon (FT) is described in a wide range (40% to 62%) of the examined hearts depending on age and additional heart abnormalities. On echocardiography, the range is even wider (1.6-78%), depending on study design and inclusion criteria. Ultrasonographic characteristics of left ventricular FTs in the Polish population are not well known. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Echocardiographic examinations of 1,679 consecutive patients were evaluated. All cases were classified according to American Society of Echocardiography Committee of Nomenclature and Standards Document on Identification of the Segments of the Heart Muscle. RESULTS: In our study, fibrous structures in the lumen of the left ventricle were detected in 100 (6%) subjects of the study group. The age of the subjects ranged from 16 to 87 years (mean age 47.9), 50 were males and 50 were females. In 94% of the subjects, FT was a single structure. No patient had clinically evident arrhythmia. CONCLUSIONS: In the Polish population, FT can be identified in all age groups, and the prevalence is similar to that reported in the literature.
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Pisiak et al. (2015) conducted a cross-sectional in Left ventricular false tendons (n=1,679). Left ventricular false tendons was evaluated on Prevalence of left ventricular false tendons. Left ventricular false tendons were identified in 6% of consecutive patients referred for echocardiography, most commonly presenting as a single structure in the apical portion of the left ventricle.
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