Mechanical Dispersion Assessed by Myocardial Strain in Patients After Myocardial Infarction for Risk Prediction of Ventricular Arrhythmia

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 247-256

  Haugaa, Kristina H ^a   Smedsrud, Marit Kristine ^a   Steen, Torkel ^b   Kongsgaard, Erik ^a   Loennechen, Jan Pål ^c,d   Skjaerpe, Terje ^d   Voigt, Jens Uwe ^e   Willems, Rik ^e   Smith, Gunnar ^b   Smiseth, Otto A ^a   Amlie, Jan P ^a   Edvardsen, Thor ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

implantable cardioverter defibrillator treatment; myocardial function; risk prediction; speckle tracking echocardiography; ventricular arrhythmia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISPERSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL DISPERSION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 77649261571     PISSN: 1936878X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2009.11.012     Document Type: Article

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