Biventricular interaction and aortic function in adult patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot: a two-dimensional-three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiographic study.

Antonio VitarelliLidia CapotostoFabio MiraldiKhaled MukredMarco FranconeNicola GaleaEnrico MangieriGaetano TanzilliNicola ViceconteMassimo ManconeBich Lien NguyenCostantino SmaldoneSulaiman Al-Kindy

Published in: European heart journal. Imaging methods and practice (2024)

Speckle-tracking echocardiography revealed subtle LV and AAo dysfunction in adults with rTOF. A correlation was observed between LV and RV strain changes and between AAo strain impairment and LV/RV dysfunction. LV and AAo changes had an incremental value in evaluating disease severity.

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