Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia worldwide and prevalence is expected to continue rising at an exponential rate with an aging population and increasing rates of obesity and ...

Left atrial enlargement refers to dilation of the left atrium which occurs from multiple disease states that can chronically increase the left atrial pressure. These include congestive heart failure, ...

The correct diagnosis is normal sinus rhythm, right bundle branch block (RBBB), left anterior fascicular block, bifascicular disease, blocked (nonconducted) premature atrial complexes in a trigeminal ...

Background: Atrial function is an integral part of cardiac function that is often neglected. The presence of left ventricule hypertrophy (LVH) due to arterial hypertension may impair atrial function.

Patients who have had an embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) and have moderate-to-severe left atrial enlargement may benefit from empiric treatment with a direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC), a ...

Panel A shows a cross-section of a normal heart (top) and an endomyocardial biopsy sample from a normal heart (bottom; with hematoxylin and eosin staining) that shows normal histologic characteristics ...

Researchers have identified that enlargement of the left atrium of the heart is linked to abnormal activity of molecules that are associated with adverse changes in the heart's size, shape, structure, ...

Rivaroxaban appears to modestly reduce recurrent stroke in a small subgroup of patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) and moderate to severe left atrial enlargement, a subgroup ...

A new study has linked prolonged P-wave duration to increased risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD), independent of cardiovascular risk factors and atrial fibrillation. 1 This suggests P-wave duration ...

The 1-year results showing reductions in MR severity, LV end-diastolic volume, and heart failure hospitalizations, as well as better quality of life, were presented online Monday as part of the Heart ...