Table 4

Frequency and number of sites with myocardial disarray in different conditions
Source
 Sudden/unexpected death
 Brain hemorrhage
 Transplanted hearts
 Congestive heart failure
 AIDS
 Cocaine
 Carbon monoxide
 Electtrocution
 Head trauma

Coronary
 Chagas
<7
 7–30
 31–365
 >365





Cases
 25
 34
 27
 9
 10
 13
 14
 144
 38
 26
 26
 21
 45
Disarray sites












0
 13
 25
 12
 9
 4
 6
 6
 124
 34
 22
 26
 21
 45
1
 2
 4
 -
 -
 1
 -
 2
 10
 -
 4
 -
 -
 -
2
 -
 4
 4
 -
 1
 -
 -
 5
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
3
 2
 -
 1
 -
 -
 1
 1
 2
 2
 -
 -
 -
 -
4
 1
 1
 3
 -
 3
 -
 1
 -
 1
 -
 -
 -
 -
5
 2
 -
 1
 -
 -
 3
 -
 3
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
6
 -
 -
 1
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
7
 2
 -
 -
 -
 -
 2
 1
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
8
 3
 -
 5
 -
 -
 1
 3
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -

Sites = 8 myocardial samplings from anterior, lateral posterior left and right ventricles and anterior and posterior interventricular septum. Samples were taken from zones which normally do not have focal disarray.

Baroldi et al. Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2005 3:32   doi:10.1186/1476-7120-3-32