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Abstract
The evaluation of the left atrial (LA) size using the LA volume index (LAVI) is clinically relevant due to its prognostic significance in various conditions. Nonetheless, adding a LA function assessment to the LAVI provides further clinical and prognostic information in different cardiovascular (CV) diseases. The assessment of LA function by echocardiography primarily includes volumetric measurements (LA ejection fraction [LAEF]), tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) (mitral annular late diastolic velocity [a']), and speckle-tracking methods, such as LA longitudinal reservoir strain (LA strain). This review analyzes and discusses the current medical evidence and potential clinical usefulness of these different methods to analyze LA function.
使用左心房容积指数(LAVI)评估左心房(LA)的大小与临床息息相关,因为它对各种疾病的预后都有重要意义。然而,在 LAVI 的基础上增加 LA 功能评估可为不同心血管疾病提供更多临床和预后信息。超声心动图对 LA 功能的评估主要包括容积测量(LA 射血分数 [LAEF])、组织多普勒成像(TDI)(二尖瓣环舒张晚期速度 [a'])和斑点追踪方法,如 LA 纵向储层应变(LA 应变)。本综述分析并讨论了这些不同方法在分析 LA 功能方面的现有医学证据和潜在临床用途。