Late Systolic Myocardial Loading Is Associated With Left Atrial Dysfunction in Hypertension [Atrial Structure and Function]

Conclusions—
A myocardial loading sequence characterized by prominent late systolic MWS was independently associated with atrial dysfunction. In the context of available experimental data, our findings support the deleterious effects of late systolic loading on ventricular–atrial coupling.

Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging - June 7, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Chirinos, J. A., Phan, T. S., Syed, A. A., Hashmath, Z., Oldland, H. G., Koppula, M. R., Tariq, A., Javaid, K., Miller, R., Varakantam, S., Dunde, A., Neetha, V., Akers, S. R. Tags: Heart Failure, Remodeling, Hypertension Atrial Structure and Function Source Type: research