Background In heart failure, the exercise gas exchange Weber (A to D) and ventilatory
classifications (VC‐1 to VC‐4) historically define disease severity and prognosis. However …

Background The relative importance of left atrial reservoir strain (LASr) regarding the Heart
Failure Association Pre-test assessment, Echocardiography and natriuretic peptide …

Aims We evaluated left atrial (LA) phasic function and heart rate variability (HRV) in
asymptomatic diabetic patients, and the relationship between HRV indices and LA phasic …

Atrial cardiomyopathy represents a process of structural and functional changes affecting the
atria and leading eventually to clinical manifestation of atrial fibrillation and risk of stroke …

Оценка функции левого предсердия (ЛП) является важным аспектом всестороннего
исследования компетентности сердечно-сосудистой системы. Многочисленные …

Left atrial (LA) pressure and volume overload both result in cavity enlargement and
complications. LA volume has been shown to predict such complications, but it does not …

Left atrium function is essential for cardiovascular performance and is evaluable by two-
dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (2D-STE). Our aim was to determine how …

Background and aims In adolescents with obesity, a left atrial (LA) enlargement has been
reported. However, data regarding its function and its stiffness are missing. The aim of this …

Aims Cardiac amyloidosis (CA) is an infiltrative myocardial disease that occasionally mimics
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). The aim of this study is to investigate the discriminatory …

Often, transthoracic echocardiography in obese patients reveals normal indicators of
intracardiac hemodynamics and heart geometry. Can the clinician determine the risk of …