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ArticleEuropean heart journal. Imaging methods and practice2025

Left atrial strain by vendor-neutral echocardiography software in healthy subjects: vendor comparisons and associated factors.

Tiffany Dong, Aro Daniela Arockiam, Ankit Agrawal, Joseph El Dahdah, Elio Haroun, Muhammad Majid, Richard A Grimm, Luis L Rodriguez, Zoran B Popovic, Brian P Griffin and 2 more

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Tiffany DongSection of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sydell and Arnold Miller Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Main Campus, J1-5, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0086-9289
Aro Daniela ArockiamSection of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sydell and Arnold Miller Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Main Campus, J1-5, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
Ankit AgrawalSection of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sydell and Arnold Miller Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Main Campus, J1-5, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
Joseph El DahdahSection of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sydell and Arnold Miller Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Main Campus, J1-5, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
Elio HarounSection of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sydell and Arnold Miller Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Main Campus, J1-5, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
Muhammad MajidSection of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sydell and Arnold Miller Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Main Campus, J1-5, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
Richard A GrimmSection of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sydell and Arnold Miller Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Main Campus, J1-5, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
Luis L RodriguezSection of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sydell and Arnold Miller Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Main Campus, J1-5, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
Zoran B PopovicSection of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sydell and Arnold Miller Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Main Campus, J1-5, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
Brian P GriffinSection of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sydell and Arnold Miller Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Main Campus, J1-5, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
Wael A JaberSection of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sydell and Arnold Miller Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Main Campus, J1-5, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5642-2112
Tom Kai Ming WangSection of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sydell and Arnold Miller Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Main Campus, J1-5, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5570-9402

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aims: Left atrial strains [reservoir (LASr), conduit (LAScd), and contractile (LASct)] are increasingly utilized, primarily in the areas of heart failure and valvulopathy. Commercially available software to measure strain are marketed as imaging machine vendor independent, although the normal ranges of their performance and external validation studies are lacking. We evaluated and compared LAS values, reference ranges, and associated factors using contemporary strain software. Methods and results: Healthy subjects ( Conclusion: EchoPAC and Epsilon have lower magnitude mean LAS values compared with TomTec and VVI, and all software were vendor neutral except EchoPAC.

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echocardiographyleft atrial strainleft atriumspeckle tracking

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PMCPMC11966106

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