TY - JOUR
AU - Feneon, Damien
AB - EDITORIAL European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging (2015) 16, 356–357 doi:10.1093/ehjci/jeu230 Value of left atrial strain: a highly promising field of investigation Erwan Donal , Albin Behagel, and Damien Feneon Service de Cardiologie - Ho ˆ pital Pontchaillou – CHU Rennes and LTSI, INSERM-U 1099, CHU Rennes and University Rennes-1, Rennes F-35033, France Online publish-ahead-of-print 28 November 2014 The principal role of the left atrium (LA) is to modulate left this important effort. The methodology and the results are likely to ventricular filling and cardiovascular performance by functioning influence the direction of research studies in the near future. as (i) a reservoir for pulmonary venous return during ventricular Until recently, it must be remembered that investigators relied on a systole, (ii) a conduit for pulmonary venous return during early ven- single software provided by one company. To date, there has clearly tricular diastole, and (iii) a booster pump that augments ventricular been no consensus and no real interchangeability between compan- filling during late ventricular diastole. The interplay between these ies on how to process data for the measurement of LA strain. This is atrial functions and ventricular performance throughout the why the effort, such as that put forth by 
TI - Value of left atrial strain: a highly promising field of investigation
JF - European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging
DO - 10.1093/ehjci/jeu230
DA - 2015-04-28
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/value-of-left-atrial-strain-a-highly-promising-field-of-investigation-G0sC9IbEBV
SP - 356
EP - 357
VL - 16
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -