Inhomogeneity of the Left Atrial Strain by Marina Leitman, Vladimir Tyomkin

“…<i>Background and Objectives</i>: Left atrial function is commonly assessed using speckle-tracking echocardiography, focusing on global strain averaged from the 4-chamber and 2-chamber views. …”
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Left ventricular longitudinal strain in patients with undifferentiated connective tissue disease and arrhythmia by E. N. Loginova, G. I. Nechaeva, A. N. Dakuko, I. V. Bogatyrev, V. V. Potapov, I. V. Sharun

“…Aim. To evaluate the left ventricular longitudinal strain in patients with arrhythmia and undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD).Material and methods. …”
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Association of left atrial strain and inflammatory factors in hypertensive patients working in the Arctic by L. I. Gapon, E. P. Samoylova, D. N. Nistryanu, A. V. Kalugin, N. E. Shirokov, N. A. Musikhina, E. I. Yaroslavskaya, T. I. Petelina, E. M. Shapovalova, K. S. Avdeeva

“…To study the association of left atrial (LA) strain and inflammatory factors in hypertensive (HTN) patients without target organ damage working on a rotational basis in the Arctic.Material and methods. …”
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Left atrial strain as a predictor of atrial fibrillation in patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis and preserved left ventricular systolic function by A. L. Chilingaryan, L. G. Tunyan, K. G. Adamyan, L. R. Tumasyan, H. K. Kzhdryan, J. G. Sisakyan, A. A. Asatryan, P. H. Zelveyan

“…Echocardiography was performed to assess longitudinal strain of the left ventricle (LVLS), right ventricle, left atrium (LALS) and the left atrial stiffness (LAS) using the speckle tracking method. …”
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Predictive value of global longitudinal strain and geometry of left ventricle in patients with noncompaction cardiomyopathy by S. M. Komissarova, O. V. Krasko, N. M. Rineyskaya, A. A. Efimova

“…To assess the prognostic role of a decrease in longitudinal strain and an increase in the left ventricular sphericity index as predictors of NYHA class III heart failure (HF) progression, requiring hospitalization in a cohort of patients with noncompaction cardiomyopathy (NCM) in combination with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM).Material and methods. …”
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Left atrial strain in assessing heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in hypertensive patients by E. S. Mazur, V. V. Mazur, N. D. Bazhenov, O. V. Nilova, T. O. Nikolaeva

“…To compare the results of diagnosing heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) in patients with hypertension (HTN) according left atrial (LA) strain values with the results obtained using the H2FPEF score and diastolic stress testing (DST).Material and methods. …”
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REGIONAL INVOLVEMENT IN LEFT VENTRICULAR STRAIN IN PATIENTS RECOVERED FROM COVID-19 PNEUMONIA by Ekrem Bilal Karaayvaz, Berat Engin, Pelin Karaca Özer, Zeynep Gizem Demirtakan, Elif Ayduk Gövdeli, Türker Demirtakan, Derya Baykız, Alpay Medetalibeyoğlu

“…This study aimed to investigate whether left ventricular (LV) global and regional strain is impaired in patients with COVID-19 with or without pneumonia after discharge. …”
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GLOBAL LONGITUDINAL STRAIN OF THE LEFT VENTRICLE after coronary stenting in stable ischemic heart d by E. N. Pavlyukova, N. N. Gladkikh, A. E. Baev, R. S> Karpov

“…To evaluate the global longitudinal strain of the left ventricle (LV) after coronary stenting (CS) in patients with stable ischemic heart disease (IHD).Material and methods. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF THE LEFT VENTRICLE SYSTOLIC FUNCTION WITH ULTRASOUND 2D-STRAIN TECHNOLOGY IN ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION by A. B. Khadzegova, E. N. Yuschuk, R. G. Gabitova, I. A. Sinitsina, S. V. Ivanova, Yu. A. Vasyuk

“…The assessment of global longitudinal deformation and velocity of deformation of the left ventricle (LV) in arterial hypertension (AH) patients for diagnostics of preclinical systolic function disorders.Material and methods. …”
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Correlation of Arterial Stiffness with Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain and Diastolic Function in Hypertensive Patients by Ethar Saad Abbas, Oday J. Al-Salihi, Abdulhadi Hameed Alkaaby

“…Objectives: To detect subclinical involvement of left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic dysfunction in hypertensive patients in whom arterial stiffness is high. …”
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How can the left atrial strain be correctly determined by cardiovascular magnetic resonance feature tracking? by Rehsan Akkuzu, Hermann Körperich, Niroshan Shanmugarajah, Tobias Rossnagel, Oliver M. Weber, Christian Stehning, Wolfgang Burchert, Jan Eckstein

“…IntroductionLeft atrial (LA) strain marks a highly valuable clinical parameter for discrimination of various cardiovascular diseases as consolidated by a plethora of literature. …”
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Left ventricular systolic longitudinal strain in mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit: assessment of global and chamber reproducibility by Matías Pécora, Piero Pastorini, Roberto Farolini, Gastón Burghi, F. Javier Hurtado

“…Recently, left ventricular global systolic longitudinal strain (SL-S) has emerged as a more sensitive marker of myocardial function in this setting. …”
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Comparative analysis of left ventricular strain parameters in patients with heart failure of ischemic and non-ischemic genesis by N. N. Ilov, D. R. Stompel, S. A. Boytsov, O. V. Palnikova, A. A. Nechepurenko

“…To carry out a comparative analysis of left ventricular (LV) strain parameters, determined by the two-dimensional strain imaging in patients with heart failure (HF) with LV ejection fraction (EF) ≤35%, depending on the origin of HF.Material and methods. …”
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Left Atrial Strain by 2D Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in Patients with Systemic Hypertension in Babylon Province by Ali Hamid Abbas Al-Murib, Hassan Salim Al-Jumaily, Zainab Falah Hassan, Shokry F. Al-Saad

“…Background:Systemic hypertension is an expanding health problem and a major cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Left atrial (LA) strain by speckle tracking is a new echocardiographic modality that can detect impairment in LA function. …”
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Differentiation of left ventricular deformation using 2D speckle tracking based on left ventricular geometric pattern in a hypertensive population: a single-center study by Mefri Yanni, Nani Nani, Wulan Prisilla

“…With an average age of 56 years and more women than men, especially in certain groups, it found that those with concentric hypertrophy had higher systolic blood pressure. 2D speckle tracking echocardiography showed left ventricular strain decreased from the hypertensive patients with concentric remodeling, across the individuals with left ventricular concentric hypertrophy and eccentric hypertrophy LVH patterns. …”
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Utility of measurement of left ventricular global longitudinal strain by two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography to predict cardiovascular events in patients with left ve... by Susheel Kumar Malani, Digvijay Nalawade, Sridevi Chigulapalli, Shubhangi Kanitkar, Ajitkumar Jadhav, Madhura Gandhi

“…Introduction: This pilot study explores whether left ventricular global longitudinal strain (LV GLS), measured by two-dimensional (2D) speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE), can predict cardiovascular events in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD), including those with ischemic and nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy, postvalve surgery, and chemotherapy recipients, compared to traditional parameters such as left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and wall motion score index (WMSI). …”
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Utility of global longitudinal strain as an early marker of subclinical left ventricular dysfunction in patients with valvular heart disease by Susheel Kumar Malani, Vijay Sharma, Sridevi Chigullapalli, Aviral Ratan Shrivastav, Ananya Gupta

“…Background: Valvular heart disease (VHD) often presents with subclinical left ventricular (LV) dysfunction that may not be detected by traditional echocardiographic parameters. …”
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Structural and functional characteristics of left ventricular strain in healthy individuals with different physical activity level according to echocardiography by Yu. L. Begrambekova, O. A. Drobyazko, D. V. Skripkina, Ya. A. Orlova, M. N. Alekhin

“…Transthoracic echocardiography and assessment of left ventricular (LV) longitudinal, radial and circumferential strain, as well as LV twisting, were performed. …”
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Is There Any Effect of Diagnostic Disease Activity Index on Current Myocardial Function in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients? by Esra Polat, Elif Erolu, Nelgin Gerenli, Hasret Ayyıldız Civan

“…Disease activity at the diagnosis was inversely correlated to ejection fraction (%), strain values of GLLV, left ventricle apical chamber (LVAP) 3, LVAP2 in UC patients. …”
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Prediction of sinus rhythm maintenance after radiofrequency ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation using speckle tracking echocardiography and dynamics of left atrial struct... by T. I. Musin, Z. A. Bagmanova, D. A. Gareev, V. G. Rudenko, N. Sh. Zagidullin

“…To evaluate the dynamics of left atrial volume (LAV), strain (S) during the reservoir phase and strain rate (SR) in patients with paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation (AF), scheduled for catheter radiofrequency ablation (RFA), as well as to compare the predictive value of S and SR as a marker of maintaining sinus rhythm.Material and methods. …”
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