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Published in: Current Cardiology Reports 10/2018

01-10-2018 | Echocardiography (JM Gardin and AH Waller, Section Editors)

Assessment of Left Atrial Function by Echocardiography: Novel Insights

Author: Brian D. Hoit

Published in: Current Cardiology Reports | Issue 10/2018

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Abstract

Purpose of Review

To review the current status of measuring left atrial functions with echocardiography and the ability of atrial functional analysis to predict cardiovascular outcomes.

Recent Findings

An increasing body of data suggests that left atrium (LA) function assessed with echocardiography provides incremental prognostic information in general and referral populations, and in patients with atrial fibrillation, stroke, heart failure, and ischemic and valvular heart disease. In addition to volumetric analysis and spectral and tissue Doppler, deformational (strain and strain rate) imaging has most recently been used to assess LA reservoir, conduit, and booster pump functions and predict cardiovascular events.

Summary

Studies of LA function provide new insights into the contribution of LA performance to cardiovascular disease and are promising tools for predicting cardiovascular events in healthy subjects and patients with heart disease. However, robust clinical outcome data from large prospective outcome trials are needed to confirm the incremental predictive ability of these LA functional measures before they are widely accepted.
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Metadata
Title
Assessment of Left Atrial Function by Echocardiography: Novel Insights
Author
Brian D. Hoit
Publication date
01-10-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Cardiology Reports / Issue 10/2018
Print ISSN: 1523-3782
Electronic ISSN: 1534-3170
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11886-018-1044-1

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