Pediatric cardiomyopathies, which are rare but serious disorders of the muscles of the heart,
affect at least one in every 100,000 children in the USA. Approximately 40% of children with …

This scientific statement from the American Heart Association focuses on treatment
strategies and modalities for cardiomyopathy (heart muscle disease) in children and serves …

Background—Left ventricular noncompaction is a cardiomyopathy characterized by
excessive trabeculation of the left ventricle, progressive myocardial dysfunction, and early …

Background—Left ventricular (LV) noncompaction (LVNC) is a distinct cardiomyopathy
featuring a thickened bilayered LV wall consisting of a thick endocardial layer with …

Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is usually caused by autosomal dominant
pathogenic mutations in genes encoding sarcomeric or sarcomere-associated cardiac …

Traditional definitions of Ebstein's anomaly (EA) and left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC),
two rare congenital heart defects (CHDs), confine disease to either the right or left heart …

BACKGROUND: Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) cardiomyopathy is variably defined
by numerous trabeculations, deep intertrabecular recesses, and noncompacted-to …

Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) is a heterogeneous, often hereditary group of
diseases, which may have diverse clinical manifestations. This article reviews the risk factors …

Background: Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) is a genetically and phenotypically
heterogeneous cardiomyopathy in which myocardium consists of two, distinct compacted …

BACKGROUND: Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) has rarely been described in the
fetus. METHODS: The presence of associated congenital heart disease and rhythm …