Longitudinal Mechanics of the Peri-Infarct Zone and Ventricular Tachycardia Inducibility in Patients with Chronic Ischaemic Cardiomyopathy

缺血性心脏病是发达国家的主要死因。心脏性猝死是由心脏病发作后心脏内形成的疤痕组织周围产生的致命心律不齐引起的。这项研究的目的是调查新的超声技术在表征致命性心律失常出现的心脏组织中的作用。我们希望这些新的成像工具将有助于识别那些可以通过适当的预防措施挽救生命的人。

Ischaemic heart disease is a major cause of death in developed countries. Sudden cardiac death is precipitated by lethal irregularities in heart rhythm that originate around the scar tissue that forms within the heart after a heart attack. This study�s aim is to investigate the role of new ultrasound technologies in characterising the heart tissue where fatal cardiac arrhythmias arise. We hope that these novel imaging tools will help to identify individuals whose lives may be saved by appropriate preventative measures.