Left atrial dysfunction may precede left atrial enlargement and abnormal left ventricular longitudinal function: a cardiac MR feature tracking study

Abstract Background The role of the dysfunction of left atrium in the occurrence and development of cardiovascular disease has been gradually recognized. We aim to compare the impact on left atrial (LA) function between patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and hypertension (HTN) without L...

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Main Authors: Di Zhou, Wenjing Yang, Yingxia Yang, Gang Yin, Shuang Li, Baiyan Zhuang, Jing Xu, Jian He, Weichun Wu, Yong Jiang, Xiaoxin Sun, Yining Wang, Arlene Sirajuddin, Shihua Zhao, Minjie Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-03-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-022-02532-w