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SUPPORTING INFORMATION
Additional supporting information may be found online in the Supporting
Information section at the end of the article.
Figure 1. Points used to determine longitudinal lines.
Figure 2. Points used to determine circumferential lines.
Figure 3. Set landmark on
the basis
of the mitral valve
Figure 4. Edit left atrial endocardial border by review stage
Figure 5. The results are displayed in worksheet and volume
Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the study population
Table 2. Conventional Echocardiography Variables of Healthy
Individuals and Dialysis Patients
Table 3. Left Atrium Functional and Structural Parameters
Table 4. Multivariate analysis for 3D left atrial function and
2D conventional echocardiographic variables in ESRD