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Enlarged left atrium and decreased left atrial strain are associated with atrial fibrillation in patients with hyperthyroidism irrespective of conventional risk factors
The purpose of this study was to investigate factors associated with AF in patients with hyperthyroidism beyond heart failure (HF), coronary heart...
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Prognostic value of left atrial strain in patients with tetralogy of fallot
To demonstrate prognostic utility of left atrial strain (LAS) in adult patients with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot (rTOF). Adults patients with rTOF...
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Significant dependency of left atrial strain on left ventricular longitudinal motion
BackgroundThe effects of left ventricular longitudinal function on the left atrial strain, including the left atrial reservoir function, have not...
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Left atrial conduit strain derived from cardiac magnetic resonance is an independent predictor of left ventricular reverse remodeling in patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy
BackgroundIn some patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM), left ventricular (LV) function improves with medical assistance, resulting in left...
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Left atrial strain evaluation to assess left ventricle diastolic dysfunction and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a guide to clinical practice
Although frequently unrecognized, left atrium (LA) function plays a key role in global cardiac performance as it modulates left ventricle (LV)...
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Left atrial strain parameters derived by echocardiography are impaired in patients with acute myocarditis and preserved systolic left ventricular function
Purpose : Data derived by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) feature tracking suggest that not only left ventricular but also left atrial function is...
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Left atrial and left ventricular strain dynamics with echocardiography in asymptomatic children with mitral regurgitation
Left atrial (LA) dilatation is a strong predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Strain parameters evaluating LA functions have gained...
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Left atrial strain associated with interatrial block in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Both interatrial block (IAB) and left atrium (LA) strain are associated with atrial arrhythmias in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)...
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Left atrial strain time integral evaluated by two-dimensional speckle tracking predicts left atrial appendage dysfunction in patients with acute ischemic stroke
Cardioembolic stroke is a serious disease with poor prognosis, whose main embolic source is the left atrial appendage (LAA). Left atrial (LA) strain...
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Volume and function changes of left atrium and left ventricle in patients with ejection fraction preserved heart failure measured by a three dimensional dynamic heart model
The accurate diagnosis of HFpEF is still challenging and controversial. In this study, we used 3D-DHM technology to compare the differences of...
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Prognostic significance of left atrial strain combined with left ventricular strain using cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
We aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of left ventricular global longitudinal strain (LVGLS) and left atrial strain (LAS) obtained from magnetic...
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Left atrial and ventricular longitudinal strain by cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking improves prognostic stratification of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
We aimed to investigate the predictive value of left atrium (LA) and left ventricle (LV) longitudinal strain derived by CMR-FT early after ST-segment...
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Left atrial strain in patients with β-thalassemia major: a cross-sectional CMR study
ObjectivesThe aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the association of left atrial (LA) strain parameters with demographics, clinical...
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Reverse remodeling of left atrium assessed by cardiovascular magnetic resonance feature tracking in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy after septal myectomy
BackgroundAssessing the structure and function of left atrium (LA) is crucial in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) because LA remodeling...
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Association between left atrial myopathy and sarcomere mutation in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: insights into left atrial strain by MRI feature tracking
ObjectivesLeft atrial (LA) myopathy, characterized by LA enlargement and mechanical dysfunction, is associated with worse prognosis in hypertrophic...
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Takotsubo syndrome: left atrial and ventricular myocardial strain impairment in the subacute and convalescent phases assessed by CMR
BackgroundWe investigated the differences in impairment of left ventricle (LV) and left atrium (LA) contractile dysfunction between subacute and...
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Effect of percutaneous closure on atrium and appendage functions in patients with secundum atrial septal defects
BackgroundThe study aimed to assess the impact of percutaneous transcatheter atrial septal defect (ASD) closure on atrium and atrial appandage...
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Left atrium reservoir function is central in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis
We investigated the relationship between Left Atrium strain reservoir function and symptoms and its impact on modulating Left Ventricular mechanics,...
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Post-exercise left atrial conduit strain predicted hemodynamic change in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
ObjectivesLeft ventricle function directly impacts left atrial (LA) conduit function, and LA conduit strain is associated with exercise intolerance...
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Left atrial strain after paroxysmal atrial fibrillation linac-based cardiac radioablation in elderly population
Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) may increase the risk of complication in aged patients. Stereotactic arrhythmia radioablation (STAR) is...
