Echocardiographic Correlation between Right Ventricular Function and Left Atrial Volume.

Background: Few reports exist on the relationship of the left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) with its most important features including enlargement of the left atrium and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), and with the right ventricular (RV) function.

Objective: To determine the correlation between the left atrial size and the RV function and dimensions in patients with and without LVDD and LVH.

Methods: Fifty patients were included, 25 (40% men) of them with LVDD, aged 67.