Age, Sex, and Blood Pressure-Related Influences on Reference Values of Left Atrial Deformation and Mechanics From a Large-Scale Asian Population [Atrial Structure and Function]

Conclusions—
Our findings suggest LA mechanical functional decays in association with increasing age and higher blood pressure, which seem to be compensated for by augmentation of atrial pump function. We have also provided age- and sex-stratified reference values for strain and SR based on a large-scale Asian population.

Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging - October 11, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Liao, J.-N., Chao, T.-F., Kuo, J.-Y., Sung, K.-T., Tsai, J.-P., Lo, C.-I., Lai, Y.-H., Su, C.-H., Hung, C.-L., Yeh, H.-I., Chen, S.-A. Tags: Echocardiography Atrial Structure and Function Source Type: research