Speckle tracking analysis: A new tool for left atrial function analysis in systemic hypertension: An overview

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 339-343

  Cameli, Matteo ^a   Ciccone, Marco M ^b   Maiello, Maria ^c   Modesti, Pietro A ^d   Muiesan, Maria L ^e   Scicchitano, Pietro ^b   Novo, Salvatore ^f   Palmiero, Pasquale ^c   Saba, Pier S ^g   Pedrinelli, Roberto ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c Servizio di Igiene degli Alimenti e Della Nutrizione   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

echocardiography; hypertension; left atrial strain; speckle tracking

Indexed keywords

HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PATHOGENESIS; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SPECKLE TRACKING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION;

EID: 84900376228     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: 15582035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0000000000000073     Document Type: Review

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