[HTML][HTML] Quantification of left atrial strain and strain rate using Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance myocardial feature tracking: a feasibility study

JT Kowallick, S Kutty, F Edelmann, A Chiribiri… - Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance myocardial feature tracking
(CMR-FT) is a quantitative technique tracking tissue voxel motion on standard steady-state …

Left atrial strain and distensibility in relation to left ventricular dysfunction and prognosis in aortic stenosis

P Meimoun, M Djebali, T Botoro, U Djou MD… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To test the relationship between left atrial (LA) distensibility (LAD), LA strain (LAS),
and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction and prognosis in aortic stenosis (AS). Methods …

Left atrial volumetric/mechanical coupling index: a novel predictor of outcome in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction

G Benfari, B Essayagh, S Nistri, J Maalouf… - Circulation …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Left atrial assessment is complex, particularly in heart failure with reduced
ejection fraction due to interactions with functional mitral regurgitation (FMR). Pilot data …

Prognostic power of left atrial strain in patients with acute heart failure

JH Park, IC Hwang, JJ Park, JB Park… - European Heart …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Aims Left atrial (LA) dysfunction can be associated with left ventricular (LV) disorders;
however, its clinical significance has not been well-studied in patients with acute heart …

Coronary artery disease is associated with impaired atrial function regardless of left ventricular filling pressure

OF Sharifov, TS Denney Jr, AA Girard, H Gupta… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Left atrial (LA) strain is impaired in left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction,
associated with increased LV end diastolic pressure (LVEDP). In patients with preserved LV …

Load dependency of left atrial strain in normal subjects

D Genovese, A Singh, V Volpato, E Kruse… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Left atrial (LA) longitudinal strain is a novel parameter used for the evaluation of
LA function, with demonstrated prognostic value in several cardiac diseases. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Left atrial physiology and pathophysiology: Role of deformation imaging

JT Kowallick, J Lotz, G Hasenfuß… - World journal of …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The left atrium (LA) acts as a modulator of left ventricular (LV) filling. Although there is
considerable evidence to support the use of LA maximum and minimum volumes for disease …

Left atrial strain measurement: a new normal for diastolic assessment?

GY Cho, IC Hwang - Cardiovascular Imaging, 2020 - jacc.org
Almost 15 years have passed since the accuracy of speckle tracking strain was confirmed
(1) and a large number of studies have shown its clinical usefulness. The measurement of …

Left atrial evaluation by cardiovascular magnetic resonance: sensitive and unique biomarkers

DC Peters, J Lamy, AJ Sinusas… - European Heart …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Left atrial (LA) imaging is still not routinely used for diagnosis and risk stratification, although
recent studies have emphasized its importance as an imaging biomarker. Cardiovascular …

[HTML][HTML] Left ventricular long axis strain: a new prognosticator in non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy?

JH Riffel, MGP Keller, F Rost, N Arenja, F Andre… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Long axis strain (LAS) has been shown to be a fast assessable parameter
representing global left ventricular (LV) longitudinal function in cardiovascular magnetic …