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Editorial
. 2015 May;8(5):511-513.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2015.03.001.

Strain Echocardiography and LQTS Subtypes: Mechanical Alterations in an Electrical Disorder

Arshad Jahangir  1 , Renuka Jain  2
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Editorial

Strain Echocardiography and LQTS Subtypes: Mechanical Alterations in an Electrical Disorder

Arshad Jahangir et al. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2015 May.
No abstract available

Keywords: LQTS1; LQTS2; arrhythmia; diastolic dysfunction; echocardiography; long QT syndrome; risk; strain.

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