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, ...

Left atrial (LA) enlargement represents an early and common finding in hypertensive heart disease 1, 2 and, along with increased left ventricular (LV) mass, has been identified as an independent ...

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.

Research from the Yale School of Medicine indicates that a protein kinase that is a master regulator of cell metabolism is critical to preventing atrial fibrillation. The research appeared April 22 in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Martin A. Alpert, MD, FCCP; Boyd E. Terry, MD; Charles R. Hamm, MD; T. Michael Fan, MD, PhD; Michael V. Cohen, MD; Clara V. Massey, MD; and Jack A. Painter, MD ...

The parameter could potentially help clinicians zero in on the cause of left ventricular hypertrophy. Left atrial (LA) strain, as part of a complete echocardiographic workup, may help physicians ...

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 ...

In patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF), standard treatment with pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) ablation resulted in similar outcomes to more extensive ablation in other areas of the ...