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Evaluation of Left Ventricular Structure and Function using 3D Echocardiography
Published on: October 28, 2020
Evaluation of left atrial function via two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography in patients with coronary
Hasan Aghajani1, Mohsen Faal2, Ali Hosseinsabet1
1Cardiology Department, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, I.R. Iran.
Background:
Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is a segmental dilation of an epicardial coronary artery. Our aim was to evaluate the left atrial (LA) function in patients with CAE.
Methods:
Twenty-seven consecutive patients with CAE and 33 subjects without significant coronary artery disease were included in our study. LA function was evaluated with two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (2DSTE).
Results:
The systolic, early diastolic and late diastolic strains and strain rates were not statistically significantly different between the two groups.
Conclusions:
Our findings demonstrated that LA function may not be affected by CAE when assessed with 2DSTE. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 45:231-237, 2017.
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