Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging
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Circ Cardiovasc Imaging · Jan 2017
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyRegional Longitudinal Deformation Improves Prediction of Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction: A MADIT-CRT Substudy (Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial-Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy).
Left ventricular dysfunction is a known predictor of ventricular arrhythmias. We hypothesized that measures of regional longitudinal deformation by speckle-tracking echocardiography predict ventricular tachyarrhythmias and provide incremental prognostic information over clinical and conventional echocardiographic characteristics. ⋯ URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00180271.