Why the study?
Does three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography reveal differences in left atrial volumes and strain in patients with noncompaction cardiomyopathy compared to healthy controls?
Population
12 consecutive patients with noncompaction cardiomyopathy and 20 age- and sex-matched healthy controls
Comparison
Three-dimensional speckle-tracking… vs Age- and sex-matched healthy controls
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Greater LA volumes with impaired function by 3DSTE in NCCM may signal atrial involvement; leaves open prognostic value pending validation.
Does three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography reveal differences in left atrial volumes and strain in patients with noncompaction cardiomyopathy compared to healthy controls?
Three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography demonstrates significantly enlarged left atrial volumes and impaired left atrial strain in patients with noncompaction cardiomyopathy compared to healthy controls.
Nemes et al. (2016) studied this question.
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