Left atrial strain is associated with distinct inflammatory and immune profile in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia
Abstract Introduction SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with multiple cardiac manifestations. Left atrial strain (LA-S) by speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) is a novel transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) measure of LA myocardial deformation and diastolic dysfunction, which could lead to earl...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2023-01-01
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Series: | The Ultrasound Journal |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13089-022-00302-5 |