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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Ventricular dysfunction and number of non compacted segments in non compaction: Non-independent predictors
International Journal of Cardiology, Volume 141, No. 3, Year 2010
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Background: Isolated ventricular noncompaction (IVNC) is characterized by multiple prominent trabeculations and deep intertrabecular recesses. Some reports prove that the chronic heart failure may occur in approximately half of the patients. In this report we investigate the correlation between the number of non compacted segments and entity of systolic dysfunction from the registry and subregistries of the SIEC. Method: To identify the correlation between ventricular dysfunction and number of segments involved in non compaction we evaluated a consecutive series of 238 patients affected by non compaction, from the SIEC (Società Italiana di Ecografia Cardiovascolare) registry. The average age of patients was 41.5 years (range: 1-92 years), 137 were males and 101 females. In 122 cases we found ventricular systolic dysfunctions with an EF average of 34.6%. The number of affected segments by non-compactation and diastolic dysfunction were found to be non-independent predictors of LV systolic dysfunction. Conclusion: From the analyses we carried out, it seems that ventricular dysfunction seems to be completely independent from the segment numbers of non compacted segments. © 2009.
Authors & Co-Authors
Fazio, Giovanni
Italy, Palermo
Università Degli Studi Di Palermo
Corrado, Giovanni
Italy, Como
Ospedale Valduce
Novo, Giuseppina Maria
Italy, Palermo
Università Degli Studi Di Palermo
Zachara, Elisabetta
Italy, Rome
Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo Forlanini
Rapezzi, Claudio
Italy, Bologna
Alma Mater Studiorum Università Di Bologna
Italy, Bologna
Irccs Azienda Ospedaliero-universitaria Di Bologna
Ali, Sulafa Khalid Mohamed
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Division of Cardiac Surgery
Sutera, Loredana
Italy, Palermo
Università Degli Studi Di Palermo
D'angelo, Luciana
Italy, Palermo
Università Degli Studi Di Palermo
Visconti, Claudia Luisa
Italy, Palermo
Università Degli Studi Di Palermo
Stöllberger, Claudia
Austria, Vienna
2nd Medical Department
Sormani, Luca
Italy, Como
Ospedale Valduce
Finsterer, Joseph
Austria, Vienna
Rudolfstifung Hospital
Çavuşoǧlu, Yüksel
Turkey, Eskisehir
Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi
Di Gesaro, Gabriele I.
Italy, Palermo
Università Degli Studi Di Palermo
Grassedonio, Emanuele
Italy, Palermo
Università Degli Studi Di Palermo
Ferrara, Filippo
Italy, Palermo
Università Degli Studi Di Palermo
Galia, Massino
Italy, Palermo
Università Degli Studi Di Palermo
Midiri, Massimo
Italy, Palermo
Università Degli Studi Di Palermo
Pipitone, Salvatore
Italy, Palermo
Casa Del Sole Hospital
Carerj, Scipione
Italy, Messina
Università Degli Studi Di Messina
Novo, Salvatore
Italy, Palermo
Università Degli Studi Di Palermo
Statistics
Citations: 21
Authors: 21
Affiliations: 12
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.11.199
ISSN:
01675273
Participants Gender
Female