Open AccessOn-line assessment of left atrial area and function by echocardiographic automatic boundary detection.
Author(s) -
Alan D. Waggoner,
Benico Barzilai,
James G. Miller,
Julio E. Pérez
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.88.3.1142
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , sinus rhythm , atrial fibrillation , diastole , diastolic function , mitral regurgitation , doppler echocardiography , blood pressure
Direct assessment of left atrial (LA) function has not been previously performed by noninvasive techniques; rather, LA function has been evaluated only indirectly via the analysis of transmitral flow velocity by Doppler. The recent development of real-time two-dimensional echocardiographic automatic boundary detection suggests that LA dimensions can be measured instantaneously to provide on-line assessment of its systolic and diastolic functions.
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