Usefulness of Right Ventricular and Right Atrial Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Strain to Predict Late Arrhythmic Events in Adult Patients with Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether right ventricular and/or atrial speckle tracking strain is associated with previous arrhythmic events in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot. METHODS AND RESULTS: We studied right ventricular and atrial strain in 100 consecutive patients with repaired tetralogy...

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Main Author: Timóteo, AT (author)
Other Authors: Branco, LM (author), Rosa, S (author), Ramos, R (author), Agapito, A (author), Sousa, L (author), Galrinho, A (author), Oliveira, JA (author), Oliveira, MM (author), Cruz Ferreira, R (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
Subjects:
HSM CAR
Arrhythmias, Cardiac/diagnostic imaging
Arrhythmias, Cardiac/physiopathology
Echocardiography
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Ventricles/diagnostic imaging
Heart Ventricles/physiopathology
Postoperative Complications
Predictive Value of Tests
Retrospective Studies
Tetralogy of Fallot/surgery
Time Factors
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/2596
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.chlc.min-saude.pt:10400.17/2596

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/2596

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