title: Left atrium in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: the importance of function before anatomy.
authors.affiliation: Section of Cardiology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, 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: Section of Cardiology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, 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: Section of Cardiology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, 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: Scipione
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carerj
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.
authors.forename: Bijoy K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Khandheria
mesh_terms: D006325:Heart Atria; D006333:Heart Failure; D006801:Humans; D013318:Stroke Volume; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left