Restrictive right ventricular physiology after Tetralogy of Fallot repair is associated with fibrosis of the right ventricular outflow tract visualized on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 978-985

  Munkhammar, Peter ^a   Carlsson, Marcus ^a   Arheden, Håkan ^a   Pesonen, Erkki ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiac pumping; Heart failure; Ventricular function

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS OF THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW TRACT; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FLOW VOLUME CURVE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VALVE REPLACEMENT; SCHOOL CHILD;

CARDIAC PUMPING; HEART FAILURE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT; VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885078606     PISSN: 20472404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jet009     Document Type: Article

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