Open AccessEvaluating left atrial appendage function in a subtype of non-valvular atrial fibrillation using transesophageal echocardiography combined with two-dimensional speckle tracking
Author(s) -
Li Wang,
Jiali Fan,
Zixuan Wang,
YuPing Liao,
Bingyuan Zhou,
Changsheng Ma
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.766
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2223-4306
pISSN - 2223-4292
DOI - 10.21037/qims-21-942
Subject(s) - atrial fibrillation , medicine , cardiology , speckle tracking echocardiography , basal (medicine) , stroke (engine) , appendage , ejection fraction , anatomy , heart failure , insulin , engineering , mechanical engineering
The use of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a clinically feasible method for quantitative analysis of left atrial appendage (LAA) function. LAA dysfunction is closely associated with atrial fibrillation (AF)-related stroke. However, there are few studies on the changes in LAA function in patients with different types of AF. This study aimed to observe changes in LAA systolic motion and function in patients with different types of AF by using speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE).
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