Early detection of left atrial strain abnormalities by speckle-tracking in hypertensive and diabetic patients with normal left atrial size.

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Systemic hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus are associated with impaired left atrial (LA) function, but whether LA functional abnormalities also occur in patients with hypertension and diabetes who have normal LA sizes is unknown. The aim of this study was to explore LA strain using speckle-tracking echocardiography in patients with hypertension or diabetes and normal LA size.

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PubMed ID:: 21665431

DOI:: 10.1016/j.echo.2011.04.014

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Early detection of left atrial strain abnormalities by speckle-tracking in hypertensive and diabetic patients with normal left atrial size.

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