Left ventricular apical diseases

There are many disorders that may involve the left ventricular (LV) apex; however, they are sometimes difficult to differentiate. In this setting cardiac imaging methods can provide the clue to obtaining the diagnosis. The purpose of this review is to illustrate the spectrum of diseases that most fr...

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Autores principales: Cisneros, Silvia, Duarte, Ricardo, Fernandez-Perez, Gabriel C., Castellon, Daniel, Calatayud, Julia, Lecumberri, Iñigo, Larrazabal, Eneritz, Ruiz, Berta Irene
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2011
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3259385/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22347968
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13244-011-0091-6
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Sumario:There are many disorders that may involve the left ventricular (LV) apex; however, they are sometimes difficult to differentiate. In this setting cardiac imaging methods can provide the clue to obtaining the diagnosis. The purpose of this review is to illustrate the spectrum of diseases that most frequently affect the apex of the LV including Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy, LV aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms, apical diverticula, apical ventricular remodelling, apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, LV non-compaction, arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia with LV involvement and LV false tendons, with an emphasis on the diagnostic criteria and imaging features. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s13244-011-0091-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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