Left Atrium by Echocardiography in Clinical Practice: From Conventional Methods to New Echocardiographic Techniques
Although often referred to as “the forgotten chamber”, compared with left ventricle (LV), especially in the past years, the left atrium (LA) plays a critical role in the clinical expression and prognosis of patients with heart and cerebrovascular disease, as demonstrated by several studies. Echocard...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2014
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4070331/ |