Overdiagnosis of left ventricular non-compaction in adults: the data tells the story

Samantha B Ross^{1

2}, Kevin McGeechan^{3

4}, Alexandra Barratt^{3

4}, Christopher Semsarian^{1

2

4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Agnes Ginges Centre for Molecular Cardiology at Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
² Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁴ Wiser Healthcare, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁵ Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Comment

Samantha B Ross et al. Eur Heart J. 2019.

. 2019 Oct 7;40(38):3206.

doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz535.

Samantha B Ross^{1

2}, Kevin McGeechan^{3

4}, Alexandra Barratt^{3

4}, Christopher Semsarian^{1

2

4

5}

¹ Agnes Ginges Centre for Molecular Cardiology at Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
² Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁴ Wiser Healthcare, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁵ Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

No abstract available

Comment on

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of left ventricular non-compaction in adults.
Ross SB, Jones K, Blanch B, Puranik R, McGeechan K, Barratt A, Semsarian C. Ross SB, et al. Eur Heart J. 2020 Apr 7;41(14):1428-1436. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz317. Eur Heart J. 2020. PMID: 31143950
Can results of meta-analysis with high heterogeneity provide any predictive values?
Sun L, Feng Y. Sun L, et al. Eur Heart J. 2019 Oct 7;40(38):3205. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz530. Eur Heart J. 2019. PMID: 31364713 No abstract available.