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Current and Clinically Relevant Echocardiographic Parameters to Analyze Left Atrial Function
Mario Mangia1, Emilio D'Andrea1, Antonella Cecchetto1
1Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padova, Italy.
Abstract:
The evaluation of the left atrial (LA) size using the LA volume index (LAVI) is clinically relevant due to its prognostic significance in various conditions. Nonetheless, adding a LA function assessment to the LAVI provides further clinical and prognostic information in different cardiovascular (CV) diseases. The assessment of LA function by echocardiography primarily includes volumetric measurements (LA ejection fraction [LAEF]), tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) (mitral annular late diastolic velocity [a']), and speckle-tracking methods, such as LA longitudinal reservoir strain (LA strain). This review analyzes and discusses the current medical evidence and potential clinical usefulness of these different methods to analyze LA function.
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