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Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology 4/2017

01-12-2017 | Images in Forensics

Biventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy with malignant arrhythmia as a cause of sudden death

Authors: Petr Handlos, Tomáš Gruszka, Marie Staňková, Klára Marecová, Marek Joukal

Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology | Issue 4/2017

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Noncompaction cardiomyopathy (NC) is a rare myocardial disease that belongs to the non-classified congenital cardiomyopathies [1]. NC presentation varies, from being isolated to the left and/or the right ventricle and could be associated with congenital heart defects [2]. The clinical manifestation and morphology of the myocardium is highly variable which can lead to uncertain and even mistaken diagnoses. …
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Metadata
Title
Biventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy with malignant arrhythmia as a cause of sudden death
Authors
Petr Handlos
Tomáš Gruszka
Marie Staňková
Klára Marecová
Marek Joukal
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology / Issue 4/2017
Print ISSN: 1547-769X
Electronic ISSN: 1556-2891
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-017-9889-y

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