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 …

The left atrium plays an important role in the maintenance of cardiovascular and
neurohumoral homeostasis in heart failure. However, with progressive left ventricular …

Background Left atrial (LA) volume is a marker of cardiac remodeling and prognosis in heart
failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (EF), but LA function is rarely measured or …

Aims To examine the characteristics/prognostic impact of diastolic dysfunction (DD)
according to 2016 American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and European Society of …

Objectives: The goal of this study was to assess the association between left atrial (LA)
volume and function measured with feature-tracking cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) …

Objectives This study sought to identify whether left atrial strain can predict new-onset atrial
fibrillation (NOAF) in patients with heart failure (HF) and sinus rhythm. Background Both HF …

Rossi et al Left Atrium in HFpEF 1043 also regulates vasopressin production, which is
essential for water and electrolyte balance. The primary stimulus for its release is an …

The left atrium (LA) plays a critical role in receiving pulmonary venous return and modulating
left ventricular (LV) filling. With the onset of exercise, LA function contributes to the …

Aims Echocardiographic studies have shown that left atrial volume (LAV) predicts adverse
outcome in small heart failure (HF) cohorts of mixed aetiology. However, the prognostic …

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 …