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Association between left ventricular mechanics and diffuse myocardial fibrosis in patients with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot: a cross-sectional study.

Christopher M HaggertyJonathan D SueverArichanah PulenthiranAbba Mejia-SpiegelerGregory J WehnerLinyuan JingRichard J CharnigoBrandon K FornwaltMark A Fogel
Published in: Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (2017)
We observed several moderate associations between measures of fibrosis and impaired mechanics, particularly the LV dyssynchrony index and peak radial strain. Diffuse fibrosis may therefore be a causal factor in some ventricular dysfunction in TOF.
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