The important role of left atrial function parameters in clinical practice

I Bytyçi - 2021 - diva-portal.org
Methods: This is a meta-analysis study. All electronic databases were searched up to
December 2018 for studies on the relationship of LA diameter, LA volumes, peak atrial …

Compromised left atrial function and increased size predict raised cavity pressure: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

I Bytyci, G Bajraktari, P Lindqvist… - Clinical physiology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aim This meta‐analysis assesses left atrial (LA) cavity and myocardial function
measurements that predict pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP). Methods PubMed …

Challenging the complementarity of different metrics of left atrial function: insight from a cardiomyopathy-based study

Y Kobayashi, KJ Moneghetti, K Boralkar… - European Heart …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Aims Left ventricular (LV) strain provides incremental values to LV ejection fraction (LVEF) in
predicting outcome. We sought to investigate if similar relationship is observed between left …

Evaluation of left atrial size and function: relevance for clinical practice

L Thomas, D Muraru, BA Popescu, M Sitges… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•The LA is emerging as a biomarker for evaluation of diastolic dysfunction, AF, and
HFpEF.•LA size, although routinely evaluated by 2DE, may be more accurately evaluated by …

Left atrial strain predicts hemodynamic parameters in cardiovascular patients

B Hewing, L Theres, S Spethmann, K Stangl… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background We aimed to evaluate the predictive value of left atrial (LA) reservoir, conduit,
and contractile function parameters as assessed by speckle tracking echocardiography …

Left atrial strain determinants and clinical features according to the heart failure stages. New insight from EACVI MASCOT registry

G Benfari, GE Mandoli, J Magne… - … International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Few studies analyzed left atrial (LA) peak atrial longitudinal strain (PALS) determinants,
particularly across heart failure (HF) stages. We aimed to analyze the pathophysiological …

Left atrial strain improves estimation of filling pressures in heart failure: a simultaneous echocardiographic and invasive haemodynamic study

A Lundberg, J Johnson, C Hage, M Bäck… - Clinical Research in …, 2019 - Springer
Aims Left ventricular diastolic pressure estimation is essential for characterization of heart
failure (HF). Patients with normal resting left atrial (LA) pressures (LAP), but steep LAP …

Left atrial coupling index predicts heart failure and atrial fibrillation in the general population

K Ravnkilde, K Skaarup, MCH Lassen… - European Heart …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background It is well known that left atrial (LA) function and size can provide significant
information regarding the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure (HF). The ratio of LA …

Validation of evaluating left ventricular diastolic function with estimated left atrial volume from anteroposterior diameter

Y Wang, L Zhang, S Liu, G Li, F Kong, C Zhao… - BMC Cardiovascular …, 2021 - Springer
Background Left atrial (LA) volume (LAV) is one of the recommended key variables for
evaluating left ventricular (LV) diastolic function. However, only LA anteroposterior diameter …

[PDF][PDF] Correlation of Left Atrial Strain with Invasively Measured Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Pressure; determining LA strain cut-off value

M Toufan, N Khezerlouy-aghdam, S Pakdel… - 2022 - scholar.archive.org
Purpose Left atrium (LA) longitudinal strain with speckle tracking has been proposed as a
non-invasive method for the assessment of left ventricular lling pressure and diastolic …