The Role of Left-Atrial Mechanics Assessed by Two-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography to Differentiate Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy from Hypertensive Left-Ventricular Hypertrophy

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and arterial hypertension (HTN) are conditions with different pathophysiology, but both can result in left-ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). The role of left-atrial (LA) functional changes detected by two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) in indicatin...

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Published in:	Diagnostics
Main Authors:	Nicoleta-Monica Popa-Fotea, Miruna Mihaela Micheu, Nicoleta Oprescu, Adriana Alexandrescu, Maria Greavu, Sebastian Onciul, Roxana Onut, Ioana Petre, Alina Scarlatescu, Monica Stoian, Razvan Ticulescu, Diana Zamfir, Maria Dorobanțu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Subjects:	hypertrophic cardiomyopathy left-ventricular hypertrophy left-atrial function speckle-tracking echocardiography sarcomeric genes sarcomeric-associated genes
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/11/5/814