BACKGROUND
Determinants of left atrial (LA) reservoir function and its influence on left ventricular (LV) function have not been quantified.
METHODS AND RESULTS
In an open-pericardium, paced (70 and 90 bpm) pig model of LV regional ischemia (left anterior descending coronary constriction), with high-fidelity LV, LA, and RV pressure recordings, we obtained the LA area with 2D automated border ...
