The effect of urgent blood pressure reduction on left atrial strain in patients with hypertensive attack : Blood pressure lowering affects LA strain.

Lale Dinc Asarcikli Fatma Can Tolga Sinan Güvenç Sena Sert Altug Osken Şennur Ünal Dayı

Published in: The international journal of cardiovascular imaging (2023)

In patients with an acute hypertension, lowering BP leads to an acute improvement in LA reservoir and contractile strains. Thus, acute changes in systemic BP should be considered when LA mechanics are evaluated.

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