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Editorial
. 2024 Aug;17(8):e017160.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.124.017160. Epub 2024 Aug 20.

Left Atrial Strain During Exercise: A Window to Atrioventricular Coupling in Heart Failure

Matteo Morello  1 , Jonathan R Lindner  1
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Editorial

Left Atrial Strain During Exercise: A Window to Atrioventricular Coupling in Heart Failure

Matteo Morello et al. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; cardiac output; echocardiography; exercise; heart failure.

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Example of left atrial strain curve showing known or potential physiologic determinants for the reservoir, conduit and booster (contractile) phases. Abbreviations: Ca2+, calcium; LA, left atrial; LV, left ventricular;
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