Ablation-induced left atrial mechanical dysfunction recovers in weeks after ablation

J Dong, E Kwan, JA Bergquist, BA Steinberg… - Journal of Interventional …, 2024 - Springer
Background The immediate impact of catheter ablation on left atrial mechanical function and
the timeline for its recovery in patients undergoing ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) remain …

Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Myopathy and Thromboembolism: The Additive Value of Echocardiography and Possible New Horizons for Risk Stratification

A Campora, M Lisi, MC Pastore, GE Mandoli… - 2024 - preprints.org
This article explores the emerging concept of atrial myopathy (AM) and its potential role as a
risk factor for stroke and dementia, both independently and in association with atrial …

Association between left atrial function and outcome in systemic sclerosis

A Giucă, X Galloo, MC Meucci, SC Butcher… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multisystemic autoimmune disorder in which cardiac
involvement is frequent and portends negative prognosis. Left ventricular (LV) diastolic …

Echocardiographic Strain imaging to assess immediate and short term effects of successful percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy on Left Atrial and Right Ventricular …

RS Ranjan, K Sudeep, K Aditya, S Ankit, K Roopali… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Background Strain imaging for Left atrium and Right Ventricle has been used as a novel
assessment tool to evaluate LA and RV functional status. However, their implication is not …