BACKGROUND: The risk stratification of patients with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction can be
performed using echocardiographic parameters such as the ejection fraction (EF). Recently …

Our understanding of the left atrium is growing, although there are many aspects that are still
poorly understood. The left atrium size as an imaging biomarker has been consistently …

BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to investigate myocardial deformation of the
left atrium (LA) assessed by two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography in patients …

Objective Strain and strain rate measure local deformation of the myocardium and have
been used to evaluate phasic atrial function in various disease states. The aim of this study …

Background: We hypothesized that contraction of the LA wall could be documented by
speckle tracking and could be applied for assessment of LA function. This study tried to …

Objectives: This study investigated changes in left atrial (LA) volumes and phasic atrial
function, by deciles, with normal aging. Background: LA volume increase is a sensitive …

Objective We aimed to assess feasibility and functional correlates of left atrial volume index
(LAVI) changes during exercise stress echocardiography (ESE). Methods ESE on a bike or …

Background: Cardiac fibrosis is common and associated with poor prognosis in patients with
heart failure. We investigated the effect of cardiac fibrosis on the left ventricular (LV) diastolic …

Background: We assessed the hypothesis that diastolic function represented by left atrial
size determines the rate of development of symptoms and the risk of all‐cause mortality in …

The purpose of this study is to assess the relationship between left atrial (LA) size and
outcome after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in patients undergoing primary …