Left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy: cardiac, neuromuscular, and genetic factors

J Finsterer, C Stoellberger, JA Towbin - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2017 - nature.com
Left ventricular hypertrabeculation (LVHT) or noncompaction is a myocardial abnormality of
unknown aetiology, frequently associated with monogenic disorders, particularly …

Cardiac involvement in patients with muscular dystrophies: magnetic resonance imaging phenotype and genotypic considerations

D Verhaert, K Richards, JA Rafael-Fortney… - Circulation …, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Muscular dystrophy (MD) connotes a heterogeneous group of inherited disorders
characterized by progressive wasting and weakness of the skeletal muscles. In several …

Cardiogenetics, neurogenetics, and pathogenetics of left ventricular hypertrabeculation/noncompaction

J Finsterer - Pediatric cardiology, 2009 - Springer
Background Left ventricular hypertrabeculation (LVHT), also known as noncompaction or
spongy myocardium, is a cardiac abnormality of unknown etiology and pathogenesis …

Left ventricular dysfunction and cardiac arrhythmias are frequent in type 2 myotonic dystrophy: a case control study

K Wahbi, C Meune, HM Bécane, P Laforêt… - Neuromuscular …, 2009 - Elsevier
In contrast with Steinert's disease (DM1), type 2 muscular dystrophy (DM2) is not known to
be associated with a high prevalence of cardiac involvement. Our objective was to compare …

Understanding left ventricular hypertrabeculation/noncompaction: pathomorphologic findings and prognostic impact of neuromuscular comorbidities

C Stöllberger, J Finsterer - Expert Review of Cardiovascular …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: When> 3 trabeculations associated with interventricular recesses are found,
this is termed 'left ventricular hypertrabeculation/noncompaction'(LVHT). Cardiac-imaging …

Arrhythmias and left ventricular hypertrabeculation/noncompaction

C Stollberger, J Finsterer - Current pharmaceutical design, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
Arrhythmias in left ventricular hypertrabeculation/noncompaction (LVHT) comprise sustained
or non-sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT)(n= 135), atrial fibrillation (AF)(n= 96) AV block …

Skeletal muscle involvement in cardiomyopathies

G Limongelli, R D'Alessandro… - Journal of …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
The link between heart and skeletal muscle disorders is based on similar molecular,
anatomical and clinical features, which are shared by the 'primary'cardiomyopathies and …

[HTML][HTML] Heart disease in disorders of muscle, neuromuscular transmission, and the nerves

J Finsterer, C Stöllberger - Korean circulation journal, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Little is known regarding cardiac involvement (CI) by neuromuscular disorders (NMDs). The
purpose of this review is to summarise and discuss the major findings concerning the types …

Neuromuscular disorders in left ventricular hypertrabeculation/noncompaction

J Finsterer, C Stollberger… - Current pharmaceutical …, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
Left ventricular hypertrabeculation/noncompaction (LVHT) is in the majority of the cases
associated with hereditary cardiac or skeletal muscle disease or with chromosomal …

Anesthesia and myotonic dystrophy type 2: a case series

TN Weingarten, REH MMS… - Canadian Journal …, 2010 - search.proquest.com
Abstract Myotonic dystrophy type 2 (DM2) is a genetically distinct disorder that shares some
phenotypical features of myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1). However, anesthetic …