Two-Dimensional Strain and Strain Rate Imaging of the Left Atrium and Left Ventricle in Adult Patients with Atrial Septal Defects before and after the Later Stage of Percutaneous Device Closure

Cakal, Sinem; Eroglu, Elif; Baydar, Onur; Cakal, Beytullah; Yazicioglu, Mehmet; Bulut, Mustafa; Dundar, Cihan; Tigen, MUSTAFA; Ozkan, Birol; Acar, Goksel; Avci, Anil; Esen, Ali

doi:10.1111/echo.12693

Two-Dimensional Strain and Strain Rate Imaging of the Left Atrium and Left Ventricle in Adult Patients with Atrial Septal Defects before and after the Later Stage of Percutaneous Device Closure

Cakal S., Eroglu E., Baydar O., Cakal B., Yazicioglu M. V., Bulut M., ...More

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES, vol.32, no.3, pp.470-474, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 32 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.1111/echo.12693
Journal Name: ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.470-474
Keywords: atrial septal defect, percutaneous closure, speckle tracking, strain rate imaging, TRANSCATHETER CLOSURE, TIME-COURSE, ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DEFORMATION
Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

AimAtrial septal defect (ASD) causes chronic volume overload of the right heart. The potential adverse effects of this long-standing volume overload to left atrium (LA) and left ventricle (LV) and their response to ASD closure has been poorly studied.