Mechanical dispersion and arrhythmic mitral valve prolapse: substrate and trigger in electrical instability

Affiliations

¹ Cardiology Unit, Department of Cardiac-Thoracic-Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua Medical School, Padova, Italy, University of Padua, Padova, Italy.
² Cardiovascular Pathology Unit, Department of Cardiac-Thoracic-Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua Medical School, Padova, Italy.

Editorial

Martina Perazzolo Marra et al. Heart. 2019 Jul.

. 2019 Jul;105(14):1053-1054.

doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2019-314788. Epub 2019 Apr 10.

¹ Cardiology Unit, Department of Cardiac-Thoracic-Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua Medical School, Padova, Italy, University of Padua, Padova, Italy.
² Cardiovascular Pathology Unit, Department of Cardiac-Thoracic-Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua Medical School, Padova, Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: cardiac arrest; echocardiography.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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