Sleep studies showed mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea, but continuous positive airway pressure ... physiologist for atrial flutter at age 56. Left-ventricular, right-ventricular and ...

a finding suggestive of left atrial contractile dysfunction. A diminutive A wave was observed on transmitral Doppler flow (Figure 3E); this may occur when the left ventricular filling pressure is ...

Furthermore, the Doppler waveform of turbulent flow (biphasic waveform consisted ... which has been attributed to diseases characterised by right atrial pressure elevation.2,3 In the present case, ...

Left atrial volume index >34 mL/m 2. Pulmonary vein atrial reversal velocity (Ar-A duration) ≥30 ms. Peak velocity of tricuspid regurgitation (TR) jet by continuous wave (CW ... systolic contact of ...

RA, right atrial; TAPSE, tricuspid annular plane systolic excursión ... which limits clinical utility. However, the RA pressure waveform provides a readily available surrogate of RV distensibility. In ...

Women are more likely to have pulmonary arterial hypertension, but men tend to have worse outcomes and worse treatment responses.

The resting electrocardiogram (ECG) furnishes essential information for the diagnosis, management, and prognostic evaluation of patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). Almost any ECG ...

The safety of abelacimab as compared with a direct oral anticoagulant in patients with atrial fibrillation is unknown. Patients with atrial fibrillation and a moderate-to-high risk of stroke were ...

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is the most common form of irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia). People with AFib have many treatment options, including medications and medical procedures. However ...

Romania's centrist president has stepped down following pressure from opposition far-right parties after a presidential election was annulled in December amid accusations of Russian meddling.

The right atrium is roughly round in shape and has an extension known as the right atrial appendage. The sinus node—the part of the heart's electrical system that generates the heartbeat signal—is ...