Atrial Strain and Strain Rate: A Novel Method for the Evaluation of Atrial Stunning

Abstract Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia seen in adults. Atrial stunning is defined as the temporary mechanical dysfunction of the atrial appendage developing after AF has returned to sinus rhythm (SR). Objectives: We aimed to evaluate atrial contractile function...

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Hlavní autoři: Hakan Ozkan, Suleyman Binici, Erhan Tenekecioglu, Hasan Ari, Tahsin Bozat
Médium: Článek
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)
Edice:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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