Assessment of left atrial dysfunction in obstructive sleep apnea patients with the two dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography

ALTEKİN R. E., Yanikoglu A., Karakas M. S., OZEL D., KÜÇÜK M., YILMAZ H., ...More

CLINICAL RESEARCH IN CARDIOLOGY, vol.101, no.6, pp.403-413, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 101 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00392-011-0404-2
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL RESEARCH IN CARDIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.403-413
  • Keywords: Left atrium, Speckle-tracking echocardiography, Obstructive sleep apnea, POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE, HEART-FAILURE, CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOMES, CLINICAL UTILITY, VOLUME, ABNORMALITIES, SIZE
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The aim of this study was to compare left atrial (LA) longutidinal myocardial function in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients with healthy individuals using two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography method (2D-STE).