Metastatic tumors to, or that are directly invasive into, the heart are far more common. Approximately 75% of primary tumors are benign and 50–75% of these are atrial myxomas. The benign tumors ...

Myxoma is the most common primary cardiac tumour, especially in adults. However, reports on this nosological entity in patients over the age of 80 are scarce in the medical literature.

Introduction Cardiac myxoma is a rare tumour of the heart occurring in the left atrium (75% of cases). In this short case study, a mass in the right atrium is discussed. The MRI techniques and ...

Cardiac ultrasound identified an enlarged left heart with an abnormal left ventricular structure ... intracardiac right-to-left shunts, and atrial myxoma. Non-cardiac right-to-left shunts, such as ...

Using computers to make a digital replica of the heart—a digital heart twin—can successfully identify problem areas deep in ...

The AI system, developed by scientists at the University of Leeds and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, analyzes electronic ...

On Mondays, they saw a spike in patients presenting to emergency departments after a weekend of binge drinking with a heart condition called atrial fibrillation, which is characterised by an ...

He had a history of atrial fibrillation (AF) that initially occurred 2 years before in the context of streptococcal ...

In patients with atrial fibrillation, a resting heart rate of 80 bpm or higher is associated with increased risk for ...

an irregular heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation, or a heart valve problem called aortic stenosis. The researchers compiled data for nearly 70,000 people ages 45 to 83 living in Sweden who ...

The tool scours GP records to look for "red flags" which could indicate whether a patient is at risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AF). AF is a heart condition that causes an irregular and ...

Matt Jaeky was only 19 the first time his heart went into atrial fibrillation (AFib). He had just come home after working a long, hot day in his summer job cutting grass and changing water meters ...