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World J Clin Cases. Aug 16, 2023; 11(23): 5494-5503
Published online Aug 16, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i23.5494
Isolated left ventricular apical hypoplasia: Systematic review and analysis of the 37 cases reported so far
Pier Paolo Bassareo, Sophie Duignan, Adam James, Esme Dunne, Colin J McMahon, Kevin P Walsh
Pier Paolo Bassareo, Kevin P Walsh, University College of Dublin, School of Medicine and Department of Cardiology at Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin D07 R2WY, Ireland
Sophie Duignan, Adam James, Esme Dunne, Department of Cardiology, Children's Health Crumlin, Dublin D12 N512, Ireland
Colin J McMahon, University College of Dublin, School of Medicine and Department of Cardiology, Children's Health Ireland, Dublin D12 N512, Ireland
Author contributions: Bassareo PP contributed to write the paper; Duignan S, James A, Dunne E, McMahon CJ collected the data and revised the manuscript critically; Walsh KP contributed to supervised the work and gave the final approval to publish the paper.
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Corresponding author: Pier Paolo Bassareo, DPhil, FACC, FESC, MD, MSc, Associate Professor, Consultant Physician-Scientist, Department of Cardiology at Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, University College of Dublin, Eccles Street, Dublin 7, Dublin D07 R2WY, Ireland. piercard@inwind.it
Received: May 10, 2023
Peer-review started: May 10, 2023
First decision: June 13, 2023
Revised: June 22, 2023
Accepted: July 17, 2023
Article in press: July 17, 2023
Published online: August 16, 2023
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Core Tip: The manuscript is focused on an interesting topic, e.g. a rare form of cardiomyopathy which is called isolated left ventricular hypoplasia or truncated left ventricle. The so far 37 reported cases worldwide have been reviewed and analysed to help clinicians in the difficult management of this extremely rare congenital heart disease. Nice images from our personal archive have been added.