Journal article
Speckle-tracking strain of the left atrium: a transoesophageal echocardiographic validation study
Abstract
AIMS: The aims of this study were (1) to evaluate the relationship between novel two-dimensional transthoracic indices of left atrial (LA) mechanical function (speckle-tracking- and tissue Doppler-derived parameters), conventional indices (A-wave peak velocity and velocity-time integral, and A' velocity), and transoesophageal echocardiographic parameters (LA appendage emptying velocity and spontaneous echocardiographic contrast); and (2) to …
Authors
Leong DP; Penhall A; Perry R; Shirazi M; Altman M; Chong D; Bradley J; Joseph MX; Selvanayagam JB
Journal
European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging, Vol. 14, No. 9, pp. 898–905
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
September 1, 2013
DOI
10.1093/ehjci/jes323
ISSN
2047-2404