Strain rate (SR) imaging enables quantitative measurement of left ventricular (LV) function
independent of cardiac translation. However, whether SR imaging is applicable for detection …

Aims The aim of the study was to investigate the atrial myocardial deformation properties
using ultrasound strain rate (SR) imaging in patients after catheter ablation of atrial …

Renin-angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitors are likely to reduce the development of atrial
fibrillation by preventing atrial fibrosis. Strain rate (SR) imaging is a novel echocardiographic …

Background: Two‐dimensional (2D) speckle imaging has shown that it could evaluate not
only regional but also global strain (ɛ) and strain rate (SR) of the left and right ventricles …

AIMS: The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of measuring left atrial
dysfunction with tissue Doppler imaging derived strain rate and to explore its role in …

BACKGROUND: Left atrial (LA) strain (ε) and ε rate (SR) analysis by two-dimensional
speckle tracking can represent a new tool to evaluate LA function. To assess its potential …

BACKGROUND: Two-dimensional (2D) speckle tracking–derived left atrial (LA) strain (ε)
facilitates comprehensive evaluation of LA contractile, reservoir, and conduit function; …

Aims There are no data on the use of Myocardial Velocity Imaging (MVI) to study the left
atrium (LA) wall deformation. The aims of this study were to assess the feasibility of …

The importance of the left atrium in cardiovascular performance has long been
acknowledged. Quantitative assessment of left atrial (LA) function is laborious, requiring …

Aims The aim of our study was to establish normal ranges for left atrial (LA) strain and strain
rate using cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking (CMR-FT), LA sphericity index, and …