title: Left atrial volume as an index of diastolic function.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Sergipe e Hospital São Lucas de Aracajú, Aracajú, SE, Brazil. acssousa@cardiol.br
authors.forename: Antônio Carlos Sobral
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Sousa
mesh_terms: D003971:Diastole / Q000502:physiology; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*