Myocardial deformation imaging is now readily available during routine echocardiography
and plays an important role in the advanced care of cardiovascular diseases. Its clinical …

Background Although the left atrium (LA) plays a key role in the pathophysiology and
disease progression of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), the impact of …

Aims The present study investigated the prognostic impact of either isolated left atrial (LA)
impairment, or its association with right ventricular (RV) failure, in heart failure (HF) with …

Aims This study investigated left atrial (LA) parameters as measured on transthoracic
echocardiography as predictors of incident heart failure (HF) in a community cohort …

Objective We hypothesised that right atrial (RA) size and mechanics may have prognostic
role in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients without manifest pulmonary arterial hypertension …

Hereditary Hemochromatosis (HH) is a genetic condition associated with a systemic iron
overload. Heart failure is an important cause of mortality. It has been demonstrated early …

Background The left atrium (LA) is closely related to left ventricular diastolic function. Two-
dimensional speckle tracking strain and strain rate (SR) imaging has been applied in the …

Left atrial strain (LAS) is the most promising technique for assessment of diastolic
dysfunction but few data are available in neonates. Our aim was to assess feasibility and …

Aims: We sought to describe strain findings in both the groups on initial presentation and
follow-up. Settings and Design: A retrospective study analyzing echocardiograms of all …

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a progressive condition, which is characterized by
inflammation/fibrosis of left atrial (LA) wall, an increase in the LA size/volumes, and …