Evaluation of global and regional left ventricular systolic function in patients with frequent isolated premature ventricular complexes from the right ventricular outflow tract

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 214-220

  Yao, Jing ^a   Xu, Jing ^a   Yong, Yong Hong ^a   Cao, Ke Jiang ^a   Chen, Shao Liang ^a   Xu, Di ^a  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Premature ventricular complexes; Right ventricular outflow tract; Speckle tracking; Strain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA SINUS; AORTIC SYSTOLIC VELOCITY TIME INTEGRAL; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CIRCUMFERENTIAL SYSTOLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART BEAT; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IMAGING AND DISPLAY; LONGITUDINAL SYSTOLE; MALE; RADIAL SYSTOLE; REPRODUCIBILITY; ST SEGMENT; TWO DIMENSIONAL SPECKLE TRACKING IMAGING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES;

EID: 84862913780     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2012.02.010     Document Type: Article

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