title: [Assessment of left atrial size and function -- from M-mode to 3D speckle-tracking echocardiography].
abstract: Left atrium is not a passive heart chamber, because it has a dynamic motion respecting heart cycle and, in accordance with its stretching, it releases atrial natriuretic peptides. Since in the course of certain invasive procedures the size of left atrium may change substantially, its exact measurement and functional characterization are essential. The aim of the present review is to summarize echocardiographic methods for the assessment of left atrial size and functional parameters.
authors.affiliation: Szegedi Tudományegyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar, Szent-Györgyi Albert Klinikai Központ II. Belgyógyászati Klinika és Kardiológiai Központ Szeged Korányi fasor 6. 6720.
authors.forename: Attila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nemes
authors.affiliation: Szegedi Tudományegyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar, Szent-Györgyi Albert Klinikai Központ II. Belgyógyászati Klinika és Kardiológiai Központ Szeged Korányi fasor 6. 6720.
authors.forename: Tamás
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Forster
mesh_terms: D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D004452:Echocardiography; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009929:Organ Size
chemical_list: D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor
keywords: bal pitvar; echocardiography; echokardiográfia; function; funkció; left atrium