Background It has been reported that left ventricular (LV) myocardial strain and late
gadolinium enhancement (LGE) on cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging …

Aims In dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), attenuation of left atrial (LA) booster pump function
has been observed, and attributed both to altered LA loading conditions owing to left …

BACKGROUND: In patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) a more
depressed left atrial (LA) booster pump function has been observed compared to ischemic …

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 …

Aims We evaluated the associations of left atrial (LA) structure and function with prevalent
and incident cardiovascular disease (CVD), independent of left ventricular (LV) metrics, in …

Aims Left atrial (LA) enlargement predicts cardiovascular risk. The prognostic value of left
atrial peak reservoir strain (LA RS) by two-dimensional speckle tracking in the general …

Our aim was to investigate the relationships between left atrial (LA) structural and functional
changes and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction related to LV pressure overload in …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the prognostic value of assessing left
atrial function during dobutamine stress testing. Background: Left ventricular diastolic …

BACKGROUND: Doppler tissue imaging can now be used for the assessment of left atrial
(LA) function. LA function was evaluated by this technique in a group of patients hospitalized …

Objective To explore the association between three-dimensional (3D) cardiac magnetic
resonance (CMR) feature tracking (FT) right ventricular peak global longitudinal strain …