Estimation of left atrial volume change by left atrial inflow (pulmonic venous flow) and left atrial outflow (mitral valvular flow) measurements. Quantitative evaluation of left atrial reservoir, conduit, and boosterpump function.
Shinya Goto, Makoto Akaishi, Toru Ikegawa, Yasuhiro Nishikawa, Hitoshi Yokozuka, Takashi Matsubara, Shunnosuke Handa, Yoshiro Nakamura
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Keywords:
reservoir function,
boosterpump function,
conduit function,
mitral valve flow,
pulmonic venous flow,
left atrium
1991 Volume 23 Issue 9 Pages 982-988
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