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ReviewBioMed research international2015

Echocardiographic Evaluation of Left Atrial Mechanics: Function, History, Novel Techniques, Advantages, and Pitfalls.

Roman Leischik, Henning Littwitz, Birgit Dworrak, Pankaj Garg, Meihua Zhu, David J Sahn, Marc Horlitz

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Review in BioMed research international, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed.

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  9. Impact of left atrial appendage occlusion on left atrial function-The LAFIT Watchman study.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2020
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  15. Atrial volume and function during exercise in health and disease.Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Roman LeischikFaculty of Health, School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, 58448 Witten, Germany.
Henning LittwitzFaculty of Health, School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, 58448 Witten, Germany.
Birgit DworrakFaculty of Health, School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, 58448 Witten, Germany.
Pankaj GargUniversity of Leeds, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine (LICAMM), Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
Meihua ZhuDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97207, USA.
David J SahnDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97207, USA.
Marc HorlitzFaculty of Health, School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, 58448 Witten, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Left atrial (LA) functional analysis has an established role in assessing left ventricular diastolic function. The current standard echocardiographic parameters used to study left ventricular diastolic function include pulsed-wave Doppler mitral inflow analysis, tissue Doppler imaging measurements, and LA dimension estimation. However, the above-mentioned parameters do not directly quantify LA performance. Deformation studies using strain and strain-rate imaging to assess LA function were validated in previous research, but this technique is not currently used in routine clinical practice. This review discusses the history, importance, and pitfalls of strain technology for the analysis of LA mechanics.

Indexed as

Atrial Function, LeftEchocardiography, Doppler, PulsedVentricular Function, LeftAnimalsHeart AtriaHistory, 19th CenturyHistory, 20th CenturyHistory, 21st CenturyHumans

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PMID26236735
PMCPMC4508385

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