Background Left atrial (LA) volume is a marker of cardiac remodeling and prognosis in heart
failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (EF), but LA function is rarely measured or …

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with profound structural and functional
changes in the atria. In the present study, we investigated the association between left atrial …

Purpose The present study aims at evaluating the feasibility and reproducibility of cardiac
magnetic resonance (CMR) feature tracking (FT) derived strain and strain rate (SR) …

Objective: The aim of this study was to comprehensively investigate left atrial (LA) reservoir,
conduit, and booster pump functions, as well as their predictors in patients with primary …

Aims Both strain and strain rate (SR) measure the regional myocardial deformation and can
assess phasic left atrial (LA) function. However, there is still a lack of evidence for their …

Aim To evaluate left atrial (LA) volume and function as assessed by strain and strain rate
derived from 2D speckle tracking and their association with diastolic dysfunction (DD) in …

Background—Left atrial (LA) size is an established marker of risk for adverse outcomes in
heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). However, the independent prognostic …

Objectives The present study investigated the determinants of left atrial (LA) strain in all
phases of the cardiac cycle. Background LA strain by speckle-tracking echocardiography …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of cardiac magnetic
resonance (CMR) feature-tracking–derived global longitudinal strain (GLS) in a large …

Objectives This study sought to identify the factors associated with incident atrial fibrillation
(AF) in a well-characterized heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) …