Reliability of two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography in assessment of left atrial function in postmenopausal hypertensive women

Reliability of two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography in assessment of left atrial function in postmenopausal hypertensive women

Left atrium (LA) state reflects the severity of cardiovascular remodeling and indicates the degree of compensation in many cardiovascular diseases, including arterial hypertension (AH). Transthoracic echocardiography determines linear and volumetric parameters of LA, but it has limitations in early...

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Main Authors: M. Yu. Kolesnyk, M. V. Sokolova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Zaporozhye State Medical University 2018-02-01
Series:Zaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal
Subjects:
speckle tracking echocardiography
left atrium
women
hypertension
menopause
Online Access:http://zmj.zsmu.edu.ua/article/view/121875/118436

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