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A compensatory mechanism of LA function unremittingly operates to maintain cardiac performance and prevent the occurrence of HF. LA function consists of three components: booster pump, reservoir, and conduit function. Echocardiography enables assessment of these components of LA function by LA volumetric changes in one cardiac cycle. Currently, LA strain has emerged as a valuable diagnostic and prognostic tool in patients with various cardiovascular diseases. An aging society is confronted with an issue of public health due to an increased number of patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Because effective medical and interventional approaches for patients with HFpEF are limited, early diagnosis and prevention are important to avoid a transition from preclinical HF stage to clinically overt HFpEF. 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Similarly, an LA strain of 24% distinguishes patients with LVDD grades 0\u20131 from those with LVDD grades 2\u20133, while an LA strain of 19% serves as a threshold to differentiate LVDD grades 0\u20132 from grade 3. The percentage values on the LA strain curves represent the LA reservoir strain values corresponding to the white-dotted line. B. LA reservoir strain can be used to estimate LV filling pressure. A cutoff value\u2009&lt;\u200918% for reservoir strain can be used to estimate an elevated LV filling pressure\u2009&gt;\u200912\u00a0mmHg. C. LA reservoir strain at rest can be used to diagnose HFpEF. This case was a 75-year-old woman with a history of repeated catheter ablation for AF evaluated for progressive symptoms of exertional dyspnea despite maintaining a sinus rhythm. She had a normal LV ejection fraction of 65% with an enlarged left atrium (LA volume index 57\u00a0mL\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>) and reduced LA reservoir strain of 13% (left panel). Right heart catheterization showed mildly elevated pulmonary capillary wedge pressure at rest (a-wave, 18\u00a0mmHg; v-wave, 24\u00a0mm Hg). However, the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure increased during exercise (a-wave, 34\u00a0mmHg) with large v-waves (47\u00a0mmHg), suggesting severely reduced LA compliance (right panel). D. LA reservoir strain at rest can be used to predict future HF events in patients with preserved LV ejection fraction. Patients with a low LA reservoir strain value\u2009\u2264\u200921% experienced more HF events than those with a high LA strain value\u2009&gt;\u200921%. 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