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Left atrial strain and diastolic function abnormalities in obese and type 2 diabetic adolescents and young adults
Steele JM, Urbina EM, Mazur WM, Khoury PR, Nagueh SF, Tretter JT, Alsaied T. Left atrial strain and diastolic function abnormalities in obese and type 2 diabetic adolescents and young adults. Cardiovascular Diabetology 2020, 19: 163. PMID: 33004030, PMCID: PMC7531140, DOI: 10.1186/s12933-020-01139-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConduit strain rateDiastolic function abnormalitiesLV diastolic functionDiastolic functionFunction abnormalitiesT2DM patientsYoung adultsLA volumeMultivariable analysisBooster strainLeft ventricular diastolic function abnormalitiesType 2 diabetic adolescentsType 2 diabetes mellitusMitral E/Normal LA volumePrevalence of diastolicStructurally normal heartsPrevalence of abnormalitiesSpeckle tracking measurementsAtrial strainAtrial functionDiabetes mellitusEchocardiographic measuresEjection fractionHeart failure
2020
Atrial Function and Its Role in the Non-invasive Evaluation of Diastolic Function in Congenital Heart Disease
Ta HT, Alsaied T, Steele JM, Truong VT, Mazur W, Nagueh SF, Kutty S, Tretter JT. Atrial Function and Its Role in the Non-invasive Evaluation of Diastolic Function in Congenital Heart Disease. Pediatric Cardiology 2020, 41: 654-668. PMID: 32342149, DOI: 10.1007/s00246-020-02351-w.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAtrial FunctionDiastoleEchocardiography, DopplerFemaleHeart AtriaHeart Defects, CongenitalHeart VentriclesHumansMaleConceptsCongenital heart diseaseAtrial functionDiastolic functionNon-invasive assessmentHeart diseaseDiastolic dysfunctionVentricular diastolic dysfunctionDiastolic function assessmentNon-invasive evaluationAtrial dysfunctionAdult patientsAtrial sizeAdverse outcomesConduit functionBody of evidenceContractile functionFunction assessmentCompensatory increaseDysfunctionCommon pathwayDiseaseAtrial formCurrent knowledgePivotal roleMost forms