The author examines the ability of left atrial size and function to predict cardiovascular
outcomes. Data are sufficient to recommend evaluation of left atrial volume in certain …

Patients with cardiac diseases or conditions with high risk of developing cardiac diseases
undergo risk assessment by cardiologists, primary care physicians, and scientists based on …

Background—Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with left atrial (LA) structural and functional
changes. Cardiac magnetic resonance late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) and feature …

Left atrial (LA) strain is a speckle tracking echocardiography (STE)-derived parameter
applied to the analysis of chamber function that provides highly reproducible measures of …

Aims Atrial fibrillation (AF) is more common in athletes and may be associated with adverse
left atrial (LA) remodelling. We compared LA structure and function in athletes and non …

Abstract Purpose of Review To review the current status of measuring left atrial functions
with echocardiography and the ability of atrial functional analysis to predict cardiovascular …

Objectives This study sought to identify the factors associated with incident atrial fibrillation
(AF) in a well-characterized heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) …

Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with increased cardiovascular
mortality and morbidity, particularly ischemic heart disease and cardiomyopathy. Newer …

Background The development and rapid dissemination of two-dimensional
echocardiography led to important further advances in our understanding of athletes' heart …

Pagola et al Left Atria Strain for Atria Fibrillation Detection e165 the test variable as the
detection rate of PAF and state variable as peak atrial strain in 4-chamber view. Variables …