left atrial strain contraction(English)

• a speckle-tracking echocardiography and MRI measurement. It evaluates the active "booster-pump" function of the left atrium as it contracts to push the final fraction of blood into the left ventricle. Often referred to as Peak Atrial Contraction Strain (PACS)
• AEMD, AF, ATTR-CM, CVA, LA, LAS, PACS, SR, TIA
• Cardiology, Medical imaging, Risk factor, Brain (dys)function
• https://doi.org…acc.2025.12.033