Speckle tracking analysis: a new tool for left atrial function analysis in systemic hypertension: an overview.
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چکیده
Speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) is an imaging technique applied to the analysis of left atrial function. STE provides a non-Doppler, angle-independent and objective quantification of left atrial myocardial deformation. Data regarding feasibility, accuracy and clinical applications of left atrial strain are rapidly gathering. This review describes the fundamental concepts of left atrial STE, illustrates its pathophysiological background and discusses its emerging role in systemic arterial hypertension.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of cardiovascular medicine
دوره 17 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016