Disturbed left atrial mechanical function in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: A speckle tracking study

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 437-441

  Henein, Mark ^a   Zhao, Ying ^a   Henein, Michael Y ^a   Lindqvist, Per ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Left atrial; Speckle tracking echocardiography; Strain; Strain rate

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING PRESSURE; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECKLE TRACKING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VELOCITY;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; TACHYCARDIA, PAROXYSMAL; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84857783317     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.10.007     Document Type: Article

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