Echocardiographic deformation imaging unmasks global and regional mechanical dysfunction in patients with idiopathic ventricular fibrillation: A multicenter case-control study

• Published in: Heart rhythm Vol. 18; no. 10; pp. 1666 - 1672
• Main Authors: Groeneveld, Sanne A., van der Ree, Martijn H., Taha, Karim, de Bruin-Bon, Rianne H.A., Cramer, Maarten J., Teske, Arco J., Bouma, Berto J., Amin, Ahmad S., Wilde, Arthur A.M., Postema, Pieter G., Hassink, Rutger J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.2021
• Subjects: Adult; Case-Control Studies; Deformation imaging; Echocardiography - methods; Female; Heart Ventricles - diagnostic imaging; Heart Ventricles - physiopathology; Humans; Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Contraction - physiology; Speckle tracking; Strain echocardiography; Stroke Volume - physiology; Ventricular arrhythmia; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - diagnosis; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - etiology; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - physiopathology; Ventricular Fibrillation - complications; Ventricular Fibrillation - diagnosis; Ventricular Fibrillation - physiopathology; Ventricular Function, Left - physiology; Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation; Ventricular arrhythmia; Strain echocardiography; Speckle tracking; Deformation imaging

Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation (IVF) is diagnosed in patients with sudden onset of ventricular fibrillation of unidentified origin. New diagnostic tools that can detect subtle abnormalities are needed to diagnose and treat patients with an underlying substrate. The purpose of this study was to...