Showing posts with label Criteria. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Criteria. Show all posts

4/06/2012

HCM vs. Athelete's Heart

From an editorial by B. Maron. Heart 2005;91:1380-82
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4/26/2011

EP: Diagnostic Criteria - LQTS

Schwartz PJ, et al. Circulation 1993;88:782-4.























Schwartz PJ. et al. Am Heart J 1985;2:399-411.









Link to LQTS type recognition by T wave morphology

4/20/2011

LV Non-compaction

Pignatelli RH, et al.
Circulation 2003;108:2672-8

LVNC - Diagnostic criteria (Adapted from Heart 2001;86:666-71).
All 3 criteria must be present.
1) Multiple deep echocardiographic trabeculations
2)Trabeculations should communicate with ventricular cavity, shown by color Doppler and recesses demonstrated in apical & middle portions of the ventricle
3) Non-compacted to compacted portions ratio >1.4







Angiography images are from Cardiology in the Young 2007;17:56-63

















Also, see other posting on this subject.