Left ventricular clefts - incidental finding or pathologic sign of Wilson's disease?

Kun ZhangUlrike ReunerMarie WeidauerUwe SpeiserKarim IbrahimMarian ChristophFrank R HeinzelBurkert PieskeFelix M HeidrichSilvio Quick

Published in: Orphanet journal of rare diseases (2019)

To conclude, the results of this study suggests that the increased occurrence of left ventricular clefts is due to Wilson's disease. Large studies with a long observation period are needed for further evaluation.

Keyphrases

left ventricular
heart failure
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
risk assessment
cardiac resynchronization therapy
mitral valve
aortic stenosis
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
left atrial
radiation therapy
squamous cell carcinoma