Characteristics of right ventricular free wall motion in young patients with ventricular arrhythmia, a cardiac MRI study

In this study we performed a retrospective review of RV free wall characteristics in a large cohort of young patients referred for ventricular arrhythmia evaluation and compared the findings with an age-matched normal cohort. Methods The study consisted of 159 consecutive patients aged 18 to 49 year...

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Published in:Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance 2012-02, Vol.14 (S1), p.O108-O108, Article O108
Main Authors: Katz, Daniel H, Shah, Moneal, Cummings, Ellen, Cao, Jie J
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Language:English
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Cardiac arrhythmia
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Summary:In this study we performed a retrospective review of RV free wall characteristics in a large cohort of young patients referred for ventricular arrhythmia evaluation and compared the findings with an age-matched normal cohort. Methods The study consisted of 159 consecutive patients aged 18 to 49 years referred for CMR due to ventricular arrhythmias and 51 age-matched normal controls.
ISSN:1532-429X
1097-6647
1532-429X
DOI:10.1186/1532-429X-14-S1-O108