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• Prognostic Value of Left Atrial Strain in Outpatients with De Novo Heart Failure.

  Sanchis L, Andrea R, Falces C, Lopez-Sobrino T, Montserrat S, Perez-Villa F, Bijnens B, Sitges M. Sanchis L, et al. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2016 Nov;29(11):1035-1042.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2016.07.012. Epub 2016 Sep 10. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2016. PMID: 27624593
• Physiologic Determinants of Left Atrial Longitudinal Strain: A Two-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking and Three-Dimensional Echocardiographic Study in Healthy Volunteers.

  Miglioranza MH, Badano LP, Mihăilă S, Peluso D, Cucchini U, Soriani N, Iliceto S, Muraru D. Miglioranza MH, et al. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2016 Nov;29(11):1023-1034.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2016.07.011. Epub 2016 Sep 13. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2016. PMID: 27638238
• Light to Moderate Habitual Alcohol Consumption Is Associated with Subclinical Ventricular and Left Atrial Mechanical Dysfunction in an Asymptomatic Population: Dose-Response and Propensity Analysis.

  Hung CL, Gonçalves A, Lai YJ, Lai YH, Sung KT, Lo CI, Liu CC, Kuo JY, Hou CJ, Chao TF, Bulwer BE, Lin SJ, Yeh HI, Lam CS. Hung CL, et al. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2016 Nov;29(11):1043-1051.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2016.07.014. Epub 2016 Sep 14. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2016. PMID: 27639812