title: Left atrial function index: did we end up waiting for Godot?
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine - Section of Cardiology, University of Messina, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria "Policlinico G. Martino" and Universita' degli Studi di Messina, Via Consolare Valeria n.12, 98100 Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Longobardo
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine - Section of Cardiology, University of Messina, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria "Policlinico G. Martino" and Universita' degli Studi di Messina, Via Consolare Valeria n.12, 98100 Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Concetta
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zito
authors.affiliation: Aurora Cardiovascular Services, Aurora Sinai/Aurora St. Luke's Medical Centers, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 2801 W. Kinnickinnic River Parkway, #840, Milwaukee, WI 53215, USA khandheria.b@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Bijoy K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Khandheria
mesh_terms: D016279:Atrial Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D015588:Observer Variation; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000502:physiology*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D018617:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Pulsed