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 Authors: Ana T. Timóteo, Luísa M. Branco, Sílvia A. Rosa, Ruben Ramos, Ana F. Agapito, Lídia Sousa, Ana Galrinho, José A. Oliveira, Mário M. Oliveira, Rui C. Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255116303389