Assessment of left atrial volume and function by real time three-dimensional echocardiography in obese patients

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Yagmur J., CANSEL M., Kurtoglu E., HİDAYET Ş., Acikgoz N., ERMİŞ N., ...More

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES, vol.34, no.2, pp.210-216, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 34 Issue: 2
• Publication Date: 2017
• Doi Number: 10.1111/echo.13417
• Journal Name: ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.210-216
• Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate left atrial (LA) volume and functions in obese subjects using real time three-dimensional echocardiography (RT3DE) and also the relationship between LA mechanical functions and N-terminal pro-atrial natriuretic peptide (NT-proANP).