Left atrial strain and compliance in the diagnostic evaluation of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Left atrial (LA) function is impaired in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and predicts disease severity and risk of adverse outcome. We sought to evaluate whether LA strain could enhance diagnosis of HFpEF.

• Publication year

  2019

• Venue

  European Journal of Heart Failure

• Publication date

  2019-07-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1002/ejhf.1464PMID 30919562
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