Left Ventricular Longitudinal Function Predicts Life-Threatening Ventricular Arrhythmia and Death in Adults With Repaired Tetralogy of FallotClinical Perspective by Gerhard-Paul Diller, Aleksander Kempny, Emmanouil Liodakis, Rafael Alonso-Gonzalez, Ryo Inuzuka, Anselm Uebing, Stefan Orwat, Konstantinos Dimopoulos, Lorna Swan, Wei Li, Michael A. Gatzoulis, and Helmut Baumgartner Circulation Volume 125(20):2440-2446 May 22, 2012 Copyright © American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved.
Survivor function for the freedom from sudden cardiac death (SCD) or life-threatening arrhythmia (LTA) computed from the Cox proportional hazards model. Survivor function for the freedom from sudden cardiac death (SCD) or life-threatening arrhythmia (LTA) computed from the Cox proportional hazards model. LV indicates left ventricle; LV-LS, LV global longitudinal strain; and MAPSE, mitral annular plane systolic excursion. Gerhard-Paul Diller et al. Circulation. 2012;125:2440-2446 Copyright © American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved.