ReviewCardiovascular diagnosis and therapy2018
Left atrial function: evaluation by strain analysis.
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Can Left Atrial Strain Measurements, and Correlating Changes in Left Atrium Area and Volume Size, be Used as an Early Predictor of Atrial Fibrillation?
Who cites it
103 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Predictive accuracy of left atrial strain parameters for risk of atrial fibrillation recurrence: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of Dapagliflozin on Left Atrial Ejection Force in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: DAPA-Left Atrial Ejection Force Trial.Anatolian journal of cardiology · 2025Trial
- Cluster-Based Phenotyping in an HFpEF Population Identifies a Biomarker-High, Atrial-Dysfunction Phenotype with Impaired Quality of Life, Reduced Exercise Capacity and Higher Healthcare Utilization.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- The Value of Left Atrial Strain and Strain Rate for Prediction of Early Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Following Isolated Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Low-Risk Patients.Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc · 2026Article
- Understanding atrial failure: from diagnosis to clinical implications.Nature reviews. Cardiology · 2026Review
- Usefulness of Strain Echocardiography in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Atrial Cardiomyopathy: Pathophysiology, Diagnostic Approaches, and Prognostic Implications-A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Left Atrial Function in Children with Cancer Prior to Start of Chemotherapy: A Speckle Echocardiography Analysis.Pediatric cardiology · 2026Article
- Application of Left Atrial Strain Based on Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Feature Tracking in Cardiovascular Diseases.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Review
- Mitral annular plane systolic excursion to left atrial volume ratio as a novel index to assess ventricular filling pressure in dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease.Veterinary research communications · 2026Article
- Left atrial reservoir strain by speckle-tracking echocardiography predicts prognosis in secondary mitral valve insufficiency.Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation · 2026Article
- The emerging role of echocardiography-based techniques in cardio-onco-hematology.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Review
- Individual exercise training response and ECG morphology in patients after an acute coronary syndrome.Physiological reports · 2025Article
- Left Atrial Reservoir Strain in Cardiovascular and Systemic Disease: Advances and Clinical Applications From Physiology to Practice.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Review
- Peak atrial longitudinal strain as a predictor of postoperative atrial fibrillation in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting: Insights from a single-centre study in Indonesia.Global cardiology science & practice · 2025Article
- Subclinical atrial fibrillation prediction based on deep learning and strain analysis using echocardiography.Medical & biological engineering & computing · 2025Article
- Impaired Left Atrial Strain as an Early Marker of Cardiac Involvement in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2025Article
- Proarrhythmogenic Echocardiographic Markers in Metabolic Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Clinical impact and prognostic significance of pericardial involvement in acute myocarditis: insights from a CMR study.The international journal of cardiovascular imaging · 2025Article
- Left atrial function and fibrosis in lifelong endurance athletes: a cardiac magnetic resonance imaging study.The international journal of cardiovascular imaging · 2025Article
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Abstract
The left atrium has an important role in modulating left ventricular filling and is an important biomarker of cardiovascular disease and adverse cardiovascular outcomes. While previously left atrial (LA) size was utilised, the role of LA function as a biomarker is increasingly being evaluated, both independently and also in combination with LA size. Strain analysis has been utilised for evaluation of LA function and can be measured throughout the cardiac cycle, thereby enabling the evaluation of LA reservoir, conduit and contractile function. Strain evaluates myocardial deformation while strain rate examines the rate of change in strain. This review will focus on the various types of strain analysis for evaluation of LA function, alterations in LA strain in physiological and pathologic states that alter LA function and finally evaluate its utility as a prognostic marker.
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