Reproducibility of echocardiography in assessing left atrial reservoir function in rheumatic mitral valve disease

Background: Although abnormal left atrial (LA) reservoir function had been associated with clinical events in patients with mitral valve disease, its routine assessment is not performed due to inaccuracies and difficult time-consuming measurements. Aim: The aim was to study the feasibility and repro...

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Main Authors: Mona A Elsaidy, Mohamed A Abdalaal, Ayman A Elsheikh, Sarah Elsharkawi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of the Indian Academy of Echocardiography & Cardiovascular Imaging
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Online Access:http://www.jiaecho.org/article.asp?issn=2543-1463;year=2019;volume=3;issue=2;spage=57;epage=62;aulast=Elsaidy