Premature ventricular contractions of the right ventricular outflow tract: is there an incipient underlying disease? New insights from a speckle tracking echocardiography study

Context: Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) originating in the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) are traditionally considered idiopathic and benign. Echocardiographic conventional measurements are typically normal. Aims: To assess whether right ventricle longitudinal strain, determined b...

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Main Authors: Marta Fonseca, Leonor Parreira, José Maria Farinha, Rita Marinheiro, Ana Esteves, Sara Gonçalves, Rui Caria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-05-01
Series:Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0972629221000267