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 ...

When left atrial enlargement occurs, it takes longer for cardiac action potentials to travel through the atrial myocardium; thus, the P wave also lengthens. Therefore, the criteria for diagnosing ...

Left Atrial Enlargement: An increase in the size of the left atrium of the heart, which can be a risk factor for developing AF. U-shaped Relationship: A type of association where both low and high ...

Background A 60-year-old male with obesity (body-mass index 43 kg/m 2) presented with recurrent symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF), which he had had since age 41 years. The AF was refractory to ...

However, in a subgroup of patients with left atrium enlargement ... the primary endpoint of recurrence of AF and atrial ...

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 ...

“If Lynn’s heart starts beating too fast or is out of rhythm, this implantable defibrillator will shock it back into normal ...