Strong cardiovascular prognostic implica
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Matthew Kaminski; Kevin Steel; Michael Jerosch-Herold; Maung Khin; Sui Tsang; Th
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Article
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2011
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BioMed Central
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English
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## Background Progressive left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction due to hypertension (HTN) alters left atrial (LA) contractile function in a predictable manner. While increased LA size is a marker of LV diastolic dysfunction and has been shown to be predictive of adverse cardiovascular outcome