Idiopathic premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) may cause subtle changes in left atrium (LA) structure and function ... Researchers assessed associations of enlarged LA and with the clinical ...

She has underlying hypertension, atrial fibrillation on warfarin therapy and previous history of mitral valve repair in 2005. Echocardiogram revealed LVEF 58%, enlarged left atrium with diameter of ...

He presented with worsening heart failure symptoms which further deteriorated despite on optimal treatment. An echocardiographic revealed a markedly dilated left atrium, with an estimated left atrium ...

The right atrium collects deoxygenated blood from the body and directs it to the right ventricle, where it is then pumped to the lungs to get oxygen. The oxygenated blood comes from the lungs and ...

Patients with dilated cardiomyopathy who have a history of moderate excess alcohol consumption (>14 units/week for women, >21 units/week for men) have increased biventricular dilatation and ...

The following is a summary of “Impact of Exercise on Atrial Functional Mitral Regurgitation and Its Determinants: An Exercise ...

Dilated pupils (mydriasis or fixed pupils) are when your eyes' pupils, which let light into your eyes, become wider. This can happen due to medications used during an eye exam (mydriatic drops), other ...

Anyone who meets Katie Eddington would likely consider her the picture of optimal health. When she studied sports medicine at ...

Stasis or local flow dynamics in a dilated/fibrillating ... P wave late atrial potential are strong predictors of AF incidence and possibly of stroke incidence. ECG left ventricular hypertrophy ...

When people say 1-year-old Brevik Martin has a big heart, they aren’t just referring to his sweet demeanor. Brevik, of Rosemount, was born with a rare condition called right atrial appendage ...

Background: Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and atrial fibrillation (AF) often coincide ... Thus, HFpEF and its associated effects on LA-remodelling and hemodynamics reflected ...

The term dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) refers to a spectrum of heterogeneous myocardial disorders ... amyloidosis (also known as primary amyloidosis), hereditary, senile, and isolated atrial ...