title: Influence of altered loading conditions on left atrial appendage function in vivo.
abstract: This study sought to examine the influence of heart failure treatment on left atrial (LA) appendage function in 10 patients with left ventricular dysfunction. After treatment of heart failure, LA appendage function markedly improved, less dependent on LA and left ventricular functions, which suggests that with altered loading conditions, LA appendage function changes chiefly through its intrinsic contractile property.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suwa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kobashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yagi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirota
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawamura
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016279:Atrial Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D018619:Echocardiography, Doppler, Pulsed; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D011669:Pulmonary Wedge Pressure; D013318:Stroke Volume; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy