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 …

Left atrial (LA) strain has emerged as a useful parameter for the assessment of left
ventricular (LV) diastolic function and the estimation of LV filling pressures. Some have …

The medical burden of stroke extends beyond the brain injury itself and is largely
determined by chronic comorbidities that develop secondarily. We hypothesized that these …

Objectives The aim of this study was to characterize left atrial (LA) pathology in explanted
hearts with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM); LA mechanics using …

Background Limited data exist to characterize novel measures of left atrial (LA) structure and
function in older adults without prevalent heart failure (HF). Objectives The aim was to …

Modern speckle tracking allows the assessment of atrial strain in the clinic. The approach is
new, lacks standardization and the user might encounter several problems in its routine use …

Objectives The present study investigated the determinants of left atrial (LA) strain in all
phases of the cardiac cycle. Background LA strain by speckle-tracking echocardiography …

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

The left atrium is a dynamic chamber with peculiar characteristics. Stressors and disease
mechanisms may deeply modify its structure and function, leading to left atrial remodelling …

Left atrial imaging and detailed knowledge of its pathophysiology, especially in the context
of heart failure, have become an increasingly important clinical and research focus. This …