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Deformation imaging of the atria using 2D strain: A noninvasive modality to characterize operating compliance?
Author(s) -
Saha Samir K.,
Kiotsekoglou Anatoli,
Gopal Aasha S.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.14119
Subject(s) - ventricle , modality (human–computer interaction) , compliance (psychology) , deformation (meteorology) , cardiology , left atrium , medicine , atrium (architecture) , strain (injury) , function (biology) , materials science , computer science , psychology , artificial intelligence , atrial fibrillation , composite material , social psychology , evolutionary biology , biology
This viewpoint with two illustrated case summaries of biventricular and biatrial mechanical function/dysfunction emphasizes the importance of continued research in deformation imaging beyond the left ventricle, as there are no Cinderellas in the heart and we just cannot afford to be nonchalant toward the atria, particularly the right atrium.