Defining left atrial (LA) function has recently emerged as a powerful parameter, particularly
in evaluation of left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) and heart failure with …

Advances in speckle-tracking echocardiography allowed the rise of deformation imaging as
a feasible, robust, and valuable tool for clinical routine. The global or segmental …

Aims The aim of this study is to investigate determinants of left atrial (LA) reservoir and pump
strain and if these parameters may serve as non-invasive markers of left ventricular (LV) …

Aims SARS‐CoV‐2 infection may lead to endothelial and vascular dysfunction. We
investigated alterations of arterial stiffness, endothelial coronary and myocardial function …

Since the 2009 publication of the stress echocardiography expert consensus of the
European Association of Echocardiography, and after the 2016 advice of the American …

Highlights•The LA is emerging as a biomarker for evaluation of diastolic dysfunction, AF, and
HFpEF.•LA size, although routinely evaluated by 2DE, may be more accurately evaluated by …

Aims Left atrial (LA) function is impaired in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
(HFpEF) and predicts disease severity and risk of adverse outcome. We sought to evaluate …

Myocardial deformation imaging is a very attractive clinical tool for the assessment of right
ventricular (RV) systolic performance, providing incremental diagnostic and prognostic …

The structure and function of the right side of the heart is influenced by a wide range of
physiological and pathological conditions. Quantification of right heart parameters is …

Left atrial (LA) strain has emerged as a useful parameter for the assessment of left
ventricular (LV) diastolic function and the estimation of LV filling pressures. Some have …