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 …

Functional mitral regurgitation (MR) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) without left
ventricular dysfunction, namely, atrial functional MR, has been increasingly recognized …

Background Left atrial (LA) strain parameters have been demonstrated to be valuable
predictors of atrial fibrillation (AF) in several patient cohorts. The purpose of this study was to …

Atrial enlargement in response to pathological stimuli (eg, hypertension, mitral valve
disease) and physiological stimuli (exercise, pregnancy) can be comparable in magnitude …

Myocardial fibrosis (MF) represents the underlying pathologic condition of many cardiac
disease, leading to cardiac dysfunction and heart failure (HF). Biopsy studies have shown …

Aims In patients with heart failure (HF), chronically raised left ventricular (LV) filling
pressures lead to progressive left atrial (LA) dysfunction and fibrosis. We aimed to assess …

In past cardiovascular medicine, the attention to the left ventricle-identified as the only
indicator and determinant of healthy or unhealthy cardiac conditions-has systematically …

Abstract Purpose of Review Assessment of left ventricular function is pivotal in many
decisions, but ejection fraction has fundamental limitations for assessment of mild …

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with a risk of ischemic stroke, and functional
myocardial imaging has offered novel insights on its pathophysiology and prognosis, but its …

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrythmia following ST-segment
elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and can lead to stroke and other heart-related …