title: Relation of left atrial size to function as determined by transesophageal echocardiography.
abstract: One hundred thirty-nine patients who underwent transesophageal echocardiographic studies were grouped by their maximal left atrial (LA) volumes, and their stroke volumes, emptying fractions, and fractional shortening were calculated. In large atria, an inverse relation was found between further increases in LA volume and LA function, determined by emptying fractions and fractional shortening.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Noninvasive Cardiology, Heart Institute, Hillel-Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel. blond@netvision.net.il
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Blondheim
authors.forename: Aya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Osipov
authors.forename: Simcha R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Meisel
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frimerman
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shochat
authors.forename: Avraham
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shotan
mesh_terms: D016279:Atrial Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results