Left atrial strain: A useful index in atrial fibrillation

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 220, Issue , 2016, Pages 208-213

  Cameli, Matteo ^a   Mandoli, Giulia Elena ^a   Loiacono, Ferdinando ^a   Sparla, Stefania ^a   Iardino, Elisabetta ^a   Mondillo, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Echocardiography; Left atrium; Speckle tracking; Strain

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ACCURACY; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOEMBOLIC STROKE; CARDIOVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART ATRIUM REMODELING; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPECKLE TRACKING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS;

EID: 84977142984     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.06.197     Document Type: Review

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