LEFT ATRIAL FUNCTIONAL INDEX AS MARKER OF LEFT ATRIAL ASSESSMENT IN DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION AND ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE, SOUTH INDIA

Abstract

Background: Left atrium is not a simple passive transport chamber which transfers blood from the pulmonary circulation to the left ventricle. Left atrium has conduit, reservoir and pump functions and multiple variables have been developed to evaluate those functions. Aim of the study: It is comparison of LAFI to traditional echo parameters of Left atrium function in atrial fibrillation and diastolic dysfunction.