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<journal-id>2954-3835</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Cardiovascular and metabolic science]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Cardiovasc. metab. sci]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2954-3835</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Nacional de Cardiólogos de México A.C.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S2954-38352021000400170</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.35366/102767</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Impact of the diastolic dysfunction in the left atrial strain in patients with ischemic heart disease. A cross-sectional study]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Impacto de la disfunción diastólica en el strain de la aurícula izquierda en pacientes con cardiopatía isquémica. Un estudio transversal]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Miranda-Aquino]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Tomás]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández-del Río]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge Eduardo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pérez-Topete]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Silvia Esmeralda]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González-Padilla]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Christian]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lomelí-Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Óscar Sergio]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cid-Porras]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos del]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Machuca-Hernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Michel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Esturau-Santaló]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ramón Miguel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Civil de Guadalajara «Fray Antonio Alcalde»  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Jalisco]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Civil de Guadalajara «Fray Antonio Alcalde»  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Jalisco]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>32</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>170</fpage>
<lpage>178</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2954-38352021000400170&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2954-38352021000400170&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2954-38352021000400170&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract:  Introduction:  Left atrial strain (LAS) has been related to the grade of diastolic dysfunction. However, only a few reports exist about its relationship among patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD).  Objective:  To compare the LAS value among patients with normal and abnormal diastolic function.  Material and methods:  A cross-sectional, retrospective, observational, analytic, single-center study (Hospital Civil de Guadalajara). All patients with an ischemic heart disease diagnosis (acute and chronic) were included between June 2017 and July 2019.  Results:  Two hundred forty-eight patients were included. Among the study population, 58% had diastolic dysfunction. LAS was lower in the diastolic dysfunction group on the reservoir (39% vs 23%), conduit (22 vs 11%) and pump phases (16 vs 23%). As diastolic dysfunction progressed, the reservoir (39 vs 30% vs 22 vs 16%) and conduit (22 vs 12% vs 12 vs 9%) phases of left atrial strain decreased, and during the pump phase an improvement was noticed between grade 1 diastolic dysfunction compared with a normal diastolic function (16 vs 18% vs 11 vs 6%). We used the ROC curve to determine the cut-off value to predict diastolic dysfunction, and the cut-off was &lt; 31.6%. The LAS also correlated with proBNP concentrations.  Conclusion:  As diastolic dysfunction progress, the three phases of LAS present a linear decline in IHD.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen:  Introducción:  El strain de aurícula izquierda se ha relacionado con el grado de disfunción diastólica, sin embargo, sólo pocos estudios existen de su relación en pacientes con cardiopatía isquémica.  Objetivo:  Comparar el valor del strain de aurícula izquierda en pacientes con función diastólica normal y anormal.  Material y métodos:  Estudio transversal, retrospectivo, observacional, analítico, unicéntrico (Hospital Civil de Guadalajara). Se incluyeron todos los pacientes con diagnóstico de cardiopatía isquémica aguda o crónica, en el periodo de junio 2017 a julio 2019.  Resultados:  Doscientos cuarenta y ocho pacientes fueron incluidos. El 58% de los pacientes tuvieron disfunción diastólica. El strain de aurícula izquierda fue menor en el grupo de disfunción diastólica en la fase de reservorio (39 vs 23%), conducto (22 vs 11%) y de bomba (16 vs 23%). Conforme progresó la disfunción diastólica, la fase de reservorio (39 vs 30% vs 22 vs 16%) y la de conducto (22 vs 12% vs 12 vs 9%) del strain de la aurícula izquierda fueron descendiendo; en la fase de bomba hubo un incremento en la disfunción diastólica grado 1 en comparación con función diastólica normal (16 vs 18% vs 11 vs 6%). El valor de corte del strain de reservorio para predecir disfunción diastólica fue de &lt; 31.6%, utilizando curvas ROC. El strain de aurícula izquierda se correlacionó con las concentraciones de proBNP.  Conclusión:  Conforme la disfunción diastólica progresa, las tres fases del strain de la aurícula izquierda presentaron declive lineal en pacientes con cardiopatía isquémica.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Left atrial strain]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[diastolic dysfunction]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[ischemic heart disease]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[left atrial reservoir strain]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[left atrial conduct strain]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[disfunción diastólica]]></kwd>
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