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 (3DE) ...
The left atrium plays a pivotal role in cardiac performance by acting as a reservoir during ventricular systole, a conduit in early diastole and an active booster pump in late diastole. Assessment of ...
A new echocardiographic marker has been proposed that can help predict in advance the severe decline in heart function seen ...
For individuals without a prior history of atrial fibrillation or stroke, left atrial (LA) dysfunction is more tightly linked to risk of having an ischemic stroke than LA size, according to an ...
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 ...
Left atrial appendage occlusion is a generally safe and effective procedure to lower the risk of stroke in people with atrial fibrillation. It closes or blocks off the left atrial appendage of the ...
Atrial dysfunction, widely considered a marker or consequence of other heart diseases, is a relevant clinical entity, which is why it is justified to define atrial failure or insufficiency as "a new ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Empagliflozin conferred improvements in parameters of left atrial function vs. placebo in patients with type 2 ...