Echocardiographic Evaluation of Left Atrial Mechanics: Function, History, Novel Techniques, Advantages, and Pitfalls
Leischik, R, Littwitz, H, Dworrak, B et al. (4 more authors)
(2015)
Echocardiographic Evaluation of Left Atrial Mechanics: Function, History, Novel Techniques, Advantages, and Pitfalls.
BioMed Research International, 2015.
ARTN 765921.
ISSN 2314-6133
Abstract
Left atrial (LA) functional analysis has an established role in ass essing left ventricular diastolic function. The current standard echocardiographic parameters used to study left ventricular diastolic function include pulsed-wave Doppler mitral inflow analysis, tissue Doppler imaging measurements, and LA dimension estimation. However, the above-mentioned parameters do not directly quantify LA performance. Deformation studies using strain and strain-rate imaging to assess LA function were validated in previous research, but this technique is not currently used in routine clinical practice. This review discusses the history, importance, and pitfalls of strain technology for the analysis of LA mechanics.
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Authors/Creators:
Leischik, R
Littwitz, H
Dworrak, B
Garg, P
Zhu, M
Sahn, DJ
Horlitz, M
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:
(c) 2015 Roman Leischik et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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