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Left ventricular and left atrial function

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Global left ventricular (LV) function is an important prognostic parameter and is useful for therapeutic decision-making. Since its introduction, two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography has played an important role in the quantitation of LV function.

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Kühl, H. (2015). Left ventricular and left atrial function. In: Buck, T., Franke, A., Monaghan, M. (eds) Three-dimensional Echocardiography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36799-1_3

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