Assessment of left atrial volume: a focus on echocardiographic methods and clinical implications

作者：Khoo Chee W; Krishnamoorthy Suresh; Lim Hoong Sern; Lip Gregory Y H^*

来源：Clinical Research in Cardiology, 2011, 100(2): 97-105.

DOI：10.1007/s00392-010-0222-y

• Left atrial size
• Left atrial volume
• Atrial function
• Atrial remodelling

Left atrial enlargement is an important predictor of cardiovascular events such as atrial fibrillation, stroke, heart failure and mortality. A number of methods of left atrial size assessment by echocardiography have been reported, from the simple antero-posterior diameter in the parasternal long axis view to the more complex ellipsoid, area-length and Simpson's method of estimating left atrial volume. These different methods of left atrial size assessment, their clinical implications and some common pitfalls are discussed in this review.

• 出版日期2011-2