Distorted assessment of left atrial size by echocardiography in patients with increased aortic root diameter

BACKGROUND: Left atrial (LA) size is frequently assessed by posterior-anterior linear measurement of LA (LAD P-A) in the parasternal long axis to expedite examination. Aging, changes in body surface area, and several cardiovascular pathologies can affect aortic root (AoR) size, thereby affecting LA...

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Autores principales: Kaplan, Abdullah, Altara, Raffaele, Manca, Marco, Gunes, Hacı Murat, Cataliotti, Alessandro, Booz, George W., Zouein, Fouad A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2021
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8236014/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34173898
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s43044-021-00177-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8236014/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34173898
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s43044-021-00177-2

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