Objectives: We examined the association between diastolic function and left atrial volume
indexed to body surface area (LAVi) in a population-based study. Background: Atrial …

Background Assessment of subclinical myocardial dysfunction by using feature tracking has
shown promise in prognosis evaluation of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction …

The left atrium has an important role in modulating left ventricular filling and is an important
biomarker of cardiovascular disease and adverse cardiovascular outcomes. While …

Background Recent evidence suggests that left atrial (LA) dysfunction may be
mechanistically contributing to cerebrovascular events in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) …

Aims There is an important need for better biomarkers to predict left ventricular (LV)
remodelling in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). We undertook a comprehensive assessment …

The noninvasive estimation of diastolic function with echocardiography as a surrogate of left
ventricular filling pressure is considered an essential step in the clinical evaluation of …

Background Impaired left atrial (LA) deformation is noted in patients with severe primary
mitral regurgitation (MR), but its prognostic value is unknown. The aim of this study was to …

Background Left atrial (LA) volume is an important marker of cardiac dysfunction and
cardiovascular outcome in heart failure (HF), but LA function is rarely measured. Methods …

Purpose To assess the utility of established functional markers versus two additional
functional markers derived from standard cardiovascular magnetic resonance (MR) images …

Background Left atrium (LA) volumes and function are predictors of cardiovascular events.
Because LA function cannot be assessed from cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging …