Background Previous studies have found that impaired global myocardial systolic strain is
associated with cardiovascular events in T2DM patients. However, the effect of hypertension …

Background: Diastolic dysfunction (DD) assessment in heart failure is still challenging. Peak
atrial longitudinal strain (PALS) is strongly related to end-diastolic pressure and prognosis …

Background The role of left atrial (LA) performance in acute myocardial infarction (AMI)
remains controversial. Cardiac MRI myocardial feature tracking (hereafter, MRI-FT) is a …

Background—Abnormalities in left ventricular (LV) structure and function occur in patients
with diastolic heart failure (DHF). The reasons for the transition from asymptomatic …

Background—Left atrial (LA) enlargement is associated with adverse events in heart failure
with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). However, the role of LA mechanics (ie, LA strain …

Aims Echocardiographic studies have shown that left atrial volume (LAV) predicts adverse
outcome in small heart failure (HF) cohorts of mixed aetiology. However, the prognostic …

The left atrium (LA) plays a vital role in maintaining normal cardiac function. LA volume and
function have been utilised as important imaging biomarkers, with their prognostic value …

Aims Left atrial (LA) function helps to preserve cardiac output and to control pulmonary
capillary wedge pressure in the setting of left ventricular (LV) impairment, but little is known …

Background: The echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction
(LVDD) in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is complex and not well-established …

Aims To investigate the prognostic impact of left-ventricular (LV) cardiac magnetic
resonance (CMR) deformation imaging in patients with non-ischaemic dilated …