Defining left atrial (LA) function has recently emerged as a powerful parameter, particularly
in evaluation of left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) and heart failure with …

Highlights•The LA is emerging as a biomarker for evaluation of diastolic dysfunction, AF, and
HFpEF.•LA size, although routinely evaluated by 2DE, may be more accurately evaluated by …

Nearly half of all patients with heart failure (HF) have a normal left ventricular (LV) ejection
fraction (EF) and the condition is termed heart failure with preserved ejection fraction …

Aims To obtain the normal ranges for 2D echocardiographic (2DE) indices of myocardial
work (MW) from a large group of healthy volunteers over a wide range of ages and gender …

Background: Recent trial data suggest that stratification of patients with heart failure with
preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) according to left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) …

Aims Left atrial (LA) function is impaired in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
(HFpEF) and predicts disease severity and risk of adverse outcome. We sought to evaluate …

Objectives The aim of this study was to characterize left atrial (LA) pathology in explanted
hearts with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM); LA mechanics using …

Aims Left atrial (LA) function assessed by two-dimensional speckle-tracking
echocardiography has shown increasing clinical and prognostic significance. We sought to …

Left atrial (LA) strain has emerged as a useful parameter for the assessment of left
ventricular (LV) diastolic function and the estimation of LV filling pressures. Some have …

Background Left atrial (LA) evaluation includes volumetric and functional parameters with an
abundance of diagnostic and prognostic implications. Solid normal reference ranges are …