Changes in left atrial size and function early after cardiac resynchronization therapy as assessed by conventional two-dimensional echocardiography.

CONCLUSIONS: LAVIs may be reduced within days after the implant procedure in responders to CRT, while atrial functional parameters remain unchanged. Correlations beween LAVIs and the diastolic filling time/RR interval ratio after CRT suggest that early optimization of atrio-ventricular and ventriculo-ventricular delays may have a positive and immediate impact on LA size. PMID: 30167591 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Medical Ultrasonography - Category: Radiology Tags: Med Ultrason Source Type: research