Echocardiographic evaluation of left atrial mechanics: Function, history, novel techniques, advantages, and pitfalls

Roman Leischik; Henning Littwitz; Birgit Dworrak; Pankaj Garg; Meihua Zhu; David J. Sahn; Marc Horlitz

doi:10.1155/2015/765921

Echocardiographic evaluation of left atrial mechanics: Function, history, novel techniques, advantages, and pitfalls

Roman Leischik, Henning Littwitz, Birgit Dworrak, Pankaj Garg, Meihua Zhu, David J. Sahn, Marc Horlitz

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Abstract

Left atrial (LA) functional analysis has an established role in assessing left ventricular diastolic function. The current standard echocardiographic parameters used to study left ventricular diastolic function include pulsed-wave Doppler mitral inflow analysis, tissue Doppler imaging measurements, and LA dimension estimation. However, the above-mentioned parameters do not directly quantify LA performance. Deformation studies using strain and strain-rate imaging to assess LA function were validated in previous research, but this technique is not currently used in routine clinical practice. This review discusses the history, importance, and pitfalls of strain technology for the analysis of LA mechanics.

Original language	English
Article number	765921
Journal	BioMed Research International
Volume	2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/765921
Publication status	Published - 7 Jul 2015

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