Independent parameters of left atrium function in hypertensive heart disease.
José Luis Salas-PachecoOscar Lomelí SánchezPublished in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2019)
Independent strain can identify atrial myocyte contractile dysfunction in hypertension given the relative absence of hemodynamic loads during this period. Additionally, quantification of left atrium minimum volume suggests indirectly the presence of atrial myocyte contractile dysfunction.