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Case Reports
. 2012;39(3):444-5.

Tiger heart: a variant of isolated left ventricular noncompaction?

Anoop C Parameswaran  1 , Benjamin Y C Cheong
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Case Reports

Tiger heart: a variant of isolated left ventricular noncompaction?

Anoop C Parameswaran et al. Tex Heart Inst J. 2012.
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Fig. 1 Balanced gradient-echo image of the left ventricle. A) Four-chamber orientation shows prominent and deep trabeculae arising from the interventricular septum. B) Left ventricular outflow tract orientation shows trabeculae that extend from the anteroseptum toward the inferolateral wall, resembling the stripes of a tiger.
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Fig. 2 Late gadolinium-enhancement images in A) 4-chamber and B) left ventricular outflow tract orientations show viable myocardium and the absence of hyperenhancement.
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Fig. 3 A typical example of noncompaction in a different patient. Balanced gradient-echo image (4-chamber orientation) shows left ventricular noncompaction with trabeculation involving the distal half of the left ventricle.
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