Open AccessLeft atrial longitudinal speckle tracking echocardiography in healthy aging heart
Author(s) -
Federico Cacciapuoti,
Venere Delli Paoli,
Anna Scognamiglio,
Michele Caturano,
Fulvio Cacciapuoti
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular echography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.255
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2347-193X
pISSN - 2211-4122
DOI - 10.4103/2211-4122.161778
Subject(s) - cardiology , medicine , ventricle , speckle tracking echocardiography , diastole , ejection fraction , doppler echocardiography , heart failure , blood pressure
Left atrial volume (LAV) and function are connected to the left ventricular (LV) haemodynamic patterns. To define the changes of LAV and functions to counterbalance age-related LV diastolic impairment, this study was undertaken.
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