In the U.S., atrial fibrillation (AF), a heart condition that causes an irregular heartbeat in the upper chambers of the heart, affects up to one in three people in their lifetime. Significant ...

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 ...

Approximately 75% of primary tumors are benign and 50–75% of these are atrial myxomas. The benign tumors include rhabdomyomas, fibromas, papillary fibroelastomas, hemangiomas, pericardial cysts ...

In this report, we describe the case of an 86-year-old woman who had been followed irregularly for arterial hypertension since 2016, when an echocardiogram showed a left atrial myxoma adhered to the ...

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 ...

Atrial myxomas are usually asymptomatic and are often detected when associated with complications due to tumor obstruction or emboli causing stroke. Due to the absence of symptoms, a diagnosis of a ...

Atrial myxomas are usually asymptomatic and are often detected when associated with complications due to tumor obstruction or emboli causing stroke. Due to the absence of symptoms, a diagnosis of a ...

The indications for PPM implantation were high-degree AV block in 55% of the cases and bradycardia in 45%, of which the majority (25% of the study cohort) were due to atrial fibrillation with slow ...

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 ...

Attempt to get rid of the atrial fibrillation altogether and restore and maintain normal heart rhythm. Allow the atrial fibrillation to persist while controlling the heart rate There are different ...

He then discusses evolving multimodality cardiac imaging in managing transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy. Finally, Dr. Eagle examines the importance of residual leaks following percutaneous left ...