Presenter: Manasawee Indrabhinduwat, M.D.                               Mentor: Grace Lin, M.D.

Title:   Left Atrial Strain and Left Atrial Mechanical Function Predict Recurrence of Atrial Arrhythmia After Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation

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Presenter: Saki Ito, M.D.                                                                   Mentor: Jae K. Oh, M.D.

Title: Mid-wall Fractional Shortening in AS Patients With or Without Reduced LVEF

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Presenter: Paraskevi Koutrolou-Sotiropoulou, M.D.                    Mentor: Sunil V. Mankad, M.D.

Title: Cases Where Strain Made a Difference

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Presenter:  Didem Oguz, M.D.                                                       Mentor: Jeremy J. Thaden, M.D.

Title: Left Atrial Appendage Remodeling and Function in Atrial Fibrillation: Insight from 2D, 3D, and Doppler Echocardiography

Learning Objectives:

• Review risk factors of recurrence of atrial arrhythmia after catheter ablation for AF
• The reason of decreased LVEF in patients with AS is decreased LV contractility, high wall stress or both. Even if LVEF is well preserved, some patients have decreased contractility with pronounced concentric hypertrophy and have a poor prognosis.
• Identify diseases in which strain can make a difference
• Defining  LAA remodeling in a group of patients with paroxysmal vs persistent AF