Background Atrial functional mitral regurgitation (AFMR) arises from left atrial (LA) dilation, commonly associated with atrial fibrillation, and leads to progressive cardiac damage. This study ...

The device has evolved from one aimed at just functional MR to a broader HF therapy. EMPOWER will provide more insights.

Electrocardiogram revealed atrial fibrillation with a ventricular rate of 75 bpm. Echocardiography revealed a huge heteroechoic mass in the left atrium (LA) measuring 32.7 cm 2, causing LA dilatation ...

2 The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine and Research Institute, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Bat Galim, Haifa 31096 Israel Correspondence to Dr Doron Aronson, Department of Cardiology, Rambam ...

Mitral regurgitation (MR) can be organic, caused by intrinsic mitral disease such as rheumatic disease; degenerative, ruptured chord; and perforation of leaflet, or functional, where a normal ...

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Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2005;28(5):357-360.

When direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) were developed, they were meant to entirely substitute vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) in the prevention of thromboembolism and stroke in patients with atrial ...

1 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2 Faculty of Medicine, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Objective We ...

Binge drinking and possibly, moderate alcohol intake, may trigger atrial fibrillation. Caffeine intake does not appear to be a trigger; although, some doctors still recommend that patients with atrial ...

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