title: Could Transthoracic Echocardiography Results Be Convincing Enough to Impact the Management of Atrial Fibrillation?
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Rennes, Rennes, France.|LTSI, INSERM 1099, Rennes-1 University, Rennes, France.|Inserm 1414 Clinical Investigation Center, Innovative Technology, Rennes, France.
authors.forename: Erwan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Donal
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Rennes, Rennes, France.|LTSI, INSERM 1099, Rennes-1 University, Rennes, France.|Inserm 1414 Clinical Investigation Center, Innovative Technology, Rennes, France.
authors.forename: Edouard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Colette
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Rennes, Rennes, France.|LTSI, INSERM 1099, Rennes-1 University, Rennes, France.|Inserm 1414 Clinical Investigation Center, Innovative Technology, Rennes, France.
authors.forename: Arnaud
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hubert
mesh_terms: D016275:Atrial Function; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D055119:Elastic Modulus; D054459:Elasticity Imaging Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
keywords: atrial arrhythmia; left atrium; strain imaging