Left atrial function assessment to refine indications to mitral valve surgery.

Moreover, LA strain proved to be associated with AF occurrence and to be progressively more impaired in patients with mitral regurgitation (MR) and repeated episodes of paroxysmal AF and was also associated with the development of postoperative AF in patients undergoing mitral valve surgery [[2]]. Left atrial longitudinal strain parameters predict postoperative persistent atrial fibrillation following mitral valve surgery: a speckle tracking echocardiography study. Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Atrial function; Atrial strain; Mitral valve disease EN Atrial fibrillation Atrial function Atrial strain Mitral valve disease 1 2 2 06/06/23 20230501 NES 230501 The left atrial (LA) strain evaluation by means of spackle tracking echocardiography (STE) has been increasingly investigated in recent years to assess LA dysfunction in atrial fibrillation (AF). [Extracted from the article]