Speckle-Tracking Strain Echocardiography in the Assessment of Myocardial Mechanics in Patients With Idiopathic Ventricular Arrhythmias: A Longitudinal Follow-Up Study

Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2020 Sep;13(9):e008748. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.120.008748. Epub 2020 Jul 23.
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Keywords: cardiomyopathies; echocardiography; heart ventricles; sprains and strains; tachycardia, ventricular.

Publication types

  • Observational Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Action Potentials
  • Adult
  • Biomechanical Phenomena
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Catheter Ablation
  • Echocardiography*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Rate
  • Humans
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Contraction*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Prospective Studies
  • Recovery of Function
  • Recurrence
  • Risk Factors
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / physiopathology
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ventricular Fibrillation / diagnostic imaging*
  • Ventricular Fibrillation / physiopathology
  • Ventricular Fibrillation / surgery
  • Ventricular Function, Left*

Supplementary concepts

  • Paroxysmal ventricular fibrillation