Relation of presence and severity of metabolic syndrome with left atrial mechanics in patients without overt diabetes: An observational deformation imaging study.

CONCLUSION: MetSyn is associated with reduced LAs strain and LAa strain representing LA reservoir and pump function, respectively. Furthermore, LA mechanical function decreases even more with the increasing severity of the MetSyn. PMID: 24449624 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology - January 14, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kurt M, Tanboğa IH, Büyükkaya E, Karakaş MF, Akçay AB, Sen N, Bilen E Tags: Anadolu Kardiyol Derg Source Type: research