Left atrial function: physiology, assessment, and clinical implications

Authors : Blume GG; Mcleod CJ; Barnes ME; Seward JB; Pellikka PA; Bastiansen PM;

Affiliations : Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. Tel: +1604 875 5067, Fax: +1604 875 8290, Email: t.tsang@ubc.ca

Journal : European Journal of Echocardiography   (2011)

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Is atrial function in Chagas dilated cardiomyopathy more impaired than in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy?

Authors : Barbosa MM; Rocha MO; Botoni FA; Ribeiro AL;

Affiliations : Departamento de Clínica Médica – UFMG, Av Professor Alfredo Balena, 190, Santa Efigênia, 30130 100 – Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. Tel: +55 31 34099746; fax: +5531 34099437. Email: mcarmo@waymail.com.br

Journal : European Journal of Echocardiography   (2011)

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Arrhythmogenic left atrial cellular electrophysiology in a murine genetic long QT syndrome model

Authors : Lemoine MD; Duverger JE; Naud P; Chartier D; Qi XY; Comtois P; Fabritz L; Kirchhof P;

Affiliations : Department of Medicine, Montreal Heart Institute Research Centre and Université de Montréal, 5000 Belanger Street East, Montreal, QC, Canada H1T 1C8. Tel: +1 514 376 3330 ext. 3990; fax: +1 514 376 1355, Email: stanley.nattel@icm-mhi.org

Journal : European Journal of Echocardiography   (2011)

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Catheter-based left atrial appendage occlusion procedure: role of echocardiography

Authors : Perk G; Biner S; Kronzon I; Saric M; Chinitz L; Thompson K; Shiota T; Hussani A; Lang R; Siegel R;

Affiliations : Corresponding author: Echocardiography Laboratory, Lenox Hill Interventional Cardiac and Vascular Services, Non Invasive Cardiology, 2E, 100 East 77th Street, New York, NY 10075, USA. Tel: +1 212 434 6119; Fax: +1 212 434 2111, Email: gila.perk@gmail.com

Journal : European Journal of Echocardiography   (2011)

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The role of echocardiography in percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion

Authors : Chue CD; de Giovanni J;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. Tel: +44 121 6245687; fax: +44 121 6272082, Email: rick.steeds@uhb.nhs.uk

Journal : European Journal of Echocardiography   (2011)

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