Global Left Atrial Deformation Is Associated With Silent Brain Infarcts: The Cardiovascular Abnormalities and Brain Lesions (Cabl) Study

Reduced left atrial (LA) function is associated with cardiovascular events including stroke. Silent brain infarct (SBI) is considered to be a precursor of symptomatic stroke, and has an overall prevalence ranging from 8% to 35% in the general elderly population. It is not known whether LA