Piotrowski G, Goch A, Wlazłowski R, Gawor Z, Goch J H
Department of Cardiology, Institute of Medicine, Military Medical University, ul. Zeromskiego 113, 90-549 Łódź, Poland.
Med Sci Monit. 2000 Jul-Aug;6(4):827-39.
The article describes four essential components (hemodynamic, bioelectrical, hormonal, metabolic) of atrial function. The role atria play in heart hemodynamic performance by virtue of their reservoir, conduit and active contractile function is emphasized. Next, the authors relate various non-invasive diagnostic methods in cardiology to the estimation of particular types of atrial function in physiological and in selected pathological conditions. Only non-invasive and easy accessible in clinical practice diagnostic methods are presented. The use of echocardiography for the evaluation of hemodynamic function of atria and left atrial appendage is particularly exposed.
本文描述了心房功能的四个基本组成部分（血流动力学、生物电、激素、代谢）。强调了心房凭借其贮血、管道和主动收缩功能在心脏血流动力学表现中所起的作用。接下来，作者将心脏病学中的各种非侵入性诊断方法与生理和特定病理条件下特定类型心房功能的评估联系起来。文中仅介绍了临床实践中易于获得的非侵入性诊断方法。特别阐述了超声心动图在评估心房和左心耳血流动力学功能方面的应用。
