Peak Atrial Longitudinal Strain (PALS): Better Call it Stretch?
Left atrial (LA) strain is gaining more and more relevance in medical literature, with many applications in different clinical settings. The term “strain”, meaning deformation, is applied to the contraction phase of the left ventricle (LV), due to its myocardial shortening along the longitudinal axi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Barcaray International
2018-01-01
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| Series: | International Cardiovascular Forum Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://icfjournal.org/index.php/icfj/article/view/559/pdf |