《Assessment of Left Atrial Function by Full Volume Realtime Threedimensional Echocardiography and Left Atrial Tracking in Essential Hypertension Patients with Different Patterns of Left Ventricular Geometric Models》.pdfVIP

Chin Med Sci J Vol. 28, No. 3 September 2013 P. 152-158 CHINESE MEDICAL SCIENCES JOURNAL ORIGINAL ARTICLE Assessment of Left Atrial Function by Full Volume Real-time Three-dimensional Echocardiography and Left Atrial Tracking in Essential Hypertension Patients with Different Patterns of Left Ventricular Geometric Models△ 1 1*, Jian-bai Li2 3 Yang Wang , Lin Gao , and Chao Yu 1Department of Ultrasound, Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116027, China 2Department of Ultrasound, Panjin Municipal Central Hospital, Panjin, Liaoning 124000, China 3Department of Ultrasound, Dongguan Municipal People’s Hospital, Dongguan, Guangdong 523059, China Key words: essential hypertension; left atrial function; three-dimensional echocardiography; left atrial tracking Objective To evaluate left atrial function in essential hypertension patients with different patterns of left ventricular geometric models by real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (RT-3DE) and left atrial tracking (LAT). Methods One hundred and thirty-three patients with essential hypertension were divided into four groups according to criteria proposed by Ganau et al : 36 patients in normal pattern group (I), 34 pati