Evaluation of Left Atrial Function Via Two-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography in Patients With Coronary Artery Ectasia Publisher Pubmed



Aghajani H¹ ; Faal M² ; Hosseinsabet A¹ ; Mohsenibadalabadi R² Show Affiliations
Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound Published:2017

Abstract

Background: Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is a segmental dilation of an epicardial coronary artery. Our aim was to evaluate the left atrial (LA) function in patients with CAE. Methods: Twenty-seven consecutive patients with CAE and 33 subjects without significant coronary artery disease were included in our study. LA function was evaluated with two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (2DSTE). Results: The systolic, early diastolic and late diastolic strains and strain rates were not statistically significantly different between the two groups. Conclusions: Our findings demonstrated that LA function may not be affected by CAE when assessed with 2DSTE. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 45:231–237, 2017;. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.