Patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AF) at the time of mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) for ...

Strengths and limitations of this study We show the long-term effect of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors on left atrial size, over a 20-year follow-up period. This large cohort study helps ...

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 ...

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 ...

According to the team, “this study highlights the potential utility of using left atrial size as a marker of disease severity in SCD.” The study, “ Measurement of left atrial size as a predictor of ...

Left atrial appendage occlusion is a generally safe and effective procedure to lower the risk of stroke in people with atrial fibrillation.

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M-mode measurements were made from paper strip charts by use of the American Society of Echocardiography leading-edge-to-leading-edge convention 26 at the time of the index examinations. Left atrial ...

Interatrial septal aneurysm, also known as atrial septal aneurysm (ASA), means there is a bulge in the wall of tissue that separates the left and right atria of the heart. Learn more.

Cardiac imaging showed that both siblings had isolated structural left atrial abnormalities consistent with atrial fibrosis and left atrial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (Figure 1B and 1C).

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 ...

Asymptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF) could play an important pathophysiological role. Some studies have pointed to left atrial (LA) and left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic dysfunction as ...