Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5603388 | Heart Rhythm | 2017 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Patients with LQTS exhibit diastolic dysfunction with reduced diastolic velocities and prolonged contraction duration. Mechanical dispersion is increased in LQTS with an increased regional and transmural dispersion of contraction duration and altered apicobasal longitudinal relaxation sequence. LQTS is an electromechanical disorder, and phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging Heterogeneity in mechanical dysfunction enables a detailed assessment of mechanical consequences of LQTS.
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Authors
Johannes Brado, Markus J. MD, Marius PhD, Adriana Komancsek, Corinna N. MD, Heiko MD, Daniela MD, Bernd A. PhD, Brigitte MD, Christoph MD, Katja E. MD,