Medline research indicates that an increasing number of manuscripts have been published
in the last decade claiming, the feasibility and the potential clinical role of tissue Doppler and …

Objectives We sought to evaluate the regional longitudinal strain/strain rate profi les in the
right atrial wall to quantify right atrial function in systolic heart failure patients. Background …

Objective To evaluate the impact of successful percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty
(BMV) on left atrial (LA) reservoir function and LA volume in patients with severe mitral …

This article discusses the traditional and more recent echocardiographic measures that have
been employed to evaluate atrial function. Conventional parameters commonly used and …

Aim This study was conducted to evaluate whether left atrial strain and strain rate correlate
well with transesophageal parameters of stunning after atrial fibrillation. Methods and results …

The aim of this study was to determine if left atrial (LA) phasic function evaluated by Doppler
tissue imaging–derived strain and strain rate would be differentially decreased in patients …

Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with increased cardiovascular
morbidity and mortality; hence detection of early cardiovascular involvement in CKD is …

This review examines the current status of measuring left atrial mechanical functions and the
ability of atrial functional analysis to predict cardiovascular outcomes. Increasing data …

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a risk factor for ischemic stroke and congestive heart
failure. AF may cause left atrial (LA) dyssynchrony as well as electrical and mechanical …

Aim: Peak atrial longitudinal strain (PALS) is used to evaluate left atrium (LA) function in
patients with mitral stenosis (MS), before and after percutaneous transmitral …