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Severe pulmonary regurgitation in adolescents with tetralogy of Fallot leads to increased longitudinal strain

OBJECTIVES: Postoperative patients with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) are often compromised by chronic pulmonary regurgitation and chronic right ventricular volume load. We sought to determine whether pulmonary regurgitation (PR) would affect right and left ventricle (RV and LV) strain. MATERIALS AND ME...

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Autores principales: Ylitalo, Pekka, Lehmonen, Lauri, Lauerma, Kirsi, Holmström, Miia, Pitkänen-Argillander, Olli, Jokinen, Eero
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7109171/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31583488
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10334-019-00780-0