A new study published in Frontiers of Medicine focuses on establishing normative values for left ventricular (LV) and left atrial (LA) size and function using three-dimensional echocardiography ...

Kuopio, Finland - Finnish researchers say left atrium (LA) size as detected by transthoracic echocardiography may be an important predictor of cardiovascular disease deaths in middle-aged men [1 ...

The study focuses on establishing normative values for left ventricular (LV) and left atrial (LA) size and function using three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) among healthy Han Chinese adults ...

The left atrium is one of the four chambers of the heart, located on the left posterior side. Its primary roles are to act as a holding chamber for blood returning from the lungs and to act as a ...

Aside from aging itself, obesity appears to be the most powerful predictor of left atrial enlargement (LAE), upping one's risk of atrial fibrillation (the most common type of arrhythmia), stroke ...

Structure of the cardiovascular system If you clench your hand into a fist, this is approximately the same size as your heart. It is located in the middle of the chest and slightly towards the left.

Aside from aging itself, obesity appears to be the most powerful predictor of left atrial enlargement, upping one's risk of atrial fibrillation (the most common type of arrhythmia), stroke and ...

Structural or functional abnormalities within the heart's left atrium, with or without symptoms, may increase a person's risk of developing dementia later in life by 35%, according to new research ...

Of four left-atrial-appendage morphology types by CT imaging, which had colorful names like "cauliflower" and "chicken wing," one independently predicted stroke in patients with atrial ...

Left atrial (LA) size, as measured by a single M-mode dimension, is associated with the presence of cardiovascular disease and is predictive of stroke, atrial ...

Structure of the cardiovascular system If you clench your hand into a fist, this is approximately the same size as your heart. It is located in the middle of the chest and slightly towards the left.