Left atrial strain predicts hemodynamic parameters in cardiovascular patients.

Bernd HewingLena TheresSebastian SpethmannKarl StanglHenryk DregerFabian Knebel

Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2017)

In a cohort of patients with a broad spectrum of cardiovascular diseases LA strain shows a valuable prediction of hemodynamic parameters, specifically LV filling pressures, in the presence of SR.

Keyphrases

left atrial
end stage renal disease
cardiovascular disease
ejection fraction
atrial fibrillation
newly diagnosed
mitral valve
left ventricular
peritoneal dialysis
metabolic syndrome
coronary artery disease