Mahle WT, Weinberg PM, Rychik J. Can echocardiography predict the presence or absence of endocardial fibroelastosis in infants <1 year of age with left ventricular outflow obstruction?
Am J Cardiol 1998;
82:122-4. [PMID:
9671021 DOI:
10.1016/s0002-9149(98)00243-4]
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Abstract
This study assesses the use of echocardiography in detecting endocardial fibroelastosis in 32 infants with obstructive left-sided lesions. The data demonstrate that neither endocardial echo-brightness nor geometric variables of the left ventricle allow for accurate prediction of the presence of endocardial fibroelastosis.
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