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Early detection of regional functional abnormalities in asymptomatic ARVD/C gene carriers.
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography - 1 Sept 2012
Teske Arco J, Cox Moniek G P J, Te Riele Anneline S J M, De Boeck Bart W, Doevendans Pieter A, Hauer Richard N W, Cramer Maarten J M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The overt stage of arrhythmogenic right ventricular (RV) dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) is preceded by a concealed stage with minor or no signs of disease. However, sudden death may occur in this early phase. Deformation imaging may contribute to early diagnosis. The aims of this study were to compare the diagnostic accuracy of the conventional (1994) versus the recently published (2010) new...
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