European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published online on November 28, 2007
European Heart Journal 2008 29(1):10-11; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehm536
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Ventricular non-compaction—a frequently ignored finding?
Cardiac Unit, Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, University College, London WC1N 1EH, UK
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This editorial refers to Diagnosis of left ventricular non-compaction in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction: time for a reappraisal of diagnostic criteria? by S.K. Kohli et al., on page 89
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The investigation by Kohli and his colleagues1 reveals startling findings. In a population of almost 200 patients referred to a dedicated clinic investigating cardiac failure in the UK, almost one-quarter were found to satisfy the currently accepted diagnostic criteria for ventricular non-compaction, or hypertrabeculation to give the finding its alternative name.2 Significantly, these criteria were also satisfied by five of 60 control subjects, of whom 30 were black, with four of these showing the features of non-compaction. The authors rightly
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