LEFT ATRIAL RESERVOIR STRAIN AS A NON-INVASIVE MARKER OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE SEVERITY IN PRESERVED-EF PATIENTS
Left atrial reservoir strain (LARS) is an emerging echocardiographic marker of atrial dysfunction and diastolic impairment in patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). In coronary artery disease (CAD), ischemia and altered myocardial mechanics may impair LARS before conventional structura...