Mechanical dispersion by strain echocardiography: A predictor of ventricular arrhythmias in subjects with lamin A/C mutations

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 104-106

  Haugaa, Kristina H ^b   Hasselberg, Nina E ^b   Edvardsen, Thor ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAMIN A; LAMIN C; LMNA PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DISPERSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GENE MUTATION; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; LETTER; MECHANICAL DISPERSION; PHENOTYPE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADULT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; FORECASTING; GENETICS; MUTATION;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LAMIN TYPE A; MUTATION;

EID: 84922561206     PISSN: 1936878X     EISSN: 18767591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2014.04.029     Document Type: Letter

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