Mechanical function of the left atrium: new insights based on analysis of pressure–volume relations and Doppler echocardiography

PS Pagel, F Kehl, M Gare, DA Hettrick… - The Journal of the …, 2003 - pubs.asahq.org
THE left atrium (LA) serves three major roles that exert a profound effect on left ventricular
(LV) filling and overall cardiovascular performance. The LA is a contractile chamber that …

Detection of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy at risk for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation during sinus rhythm by P‐wave dispersion

S Köse, K Aytemir, E Sade, I Can… - … Indexed and Peer …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is
associated with poor prognosis. Previous studies have shown good correlation between P …

[HTML][HTML] Relationship between measures of left ventricular systolic and diastolic dysfunction and clinical and biomarker status in patients with hypertrophic …

M Beltrami, S Bartolini, MC Pastore, M Milli… - Archives of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The evaluation of left ventricular (dys) function is at the core of clinical cardiology practice in
patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy proceeds along …

Relationship between left atrial and left ventricular function in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a real-time 3-dimensional echocardiographic study

MS Shin, S Fukuda, JM Song, H Tran, S Oryszak… - Journal of the American …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Left atrium (LA) in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC) has
been known to have an increased size and decreased contractile function. The purpose of …

[HTML][HTML] Left atrial size and force in patients with systolic chronic heart failure: Comparison with healthy controls and different cardiac diseases

G Cioffi, E Gerdts, D Cramariuc, L Tarantini… - … & Clinical Cardiology, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND: Left atrial (LA) systolic force (LASF) is significantly increased in chronic
heart failure (CHF), arterial hypertension (HT) and aortic stenosis (AS). The increase is …

Differential impact of short periods of rapid atrial pacing on left and right atrial mechanical function

T Weimar, Y Watanabe, T Kazui… - American Journal …, 2012 - journals.physiology.org
Current techniques to describe atrial function are limited by their load dependency and
hence do not accurately reflect intrinsic mechanical properties. To assess the impact of atrial …

Concentration of natriuretic peptides in patients suffering from idiopathic arterial hypertension and left ventricular diastolic dysfunction confirmed by echocardiography

R Irzmański, L Pawlicki, M Charłusz… - Clinical and …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Concentration of natriuretic peptides (NPs) in arterial hypertension (AH) patients is higher
than that in healthy people. One of the first symptoms of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is …

Echocardiographic assessment of patients with hypertrophic and restrictive cardiomyopathy: imaging and echocardiography

JW Tam, N Shaikh, E Sutherland - Current Opinion in Cardiology, 2002 - journals.lww.com
Echocardiography has evolved to be an important tool in the assessment of patients with
hypertrophic and restrictive cardiomyopathy. In this article, the authors review the use of …

Comparison of pulmonary venous and left atrial remodeling in patients with atrial fibrillation with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy versus with hypertensive heart disease

K Yoshida, H Hasebe, Y Tsumagari, H Tsuneoka… - The American Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC) increases
susceptibility to atrial fibrillation. Although phenotypical characteristics of the hypertrophied …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical function of left atrium and pulmonary vein sleeves before and after their antrum isolation

S Mamchur, I Mamchur, E Khomenko, A Kokov… - Medicina, 2014 - Elsevier
Background and objective Pulmonary vein (PV) sleeves are established as the main
substrate taking part in the mechanisms of atrial fibrillation (AF) initiation. However, we have …