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 ...

The study, published in the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, found right atrial (RA)-based risk stratification could be improved if the measures used were sex-specific.

Diagnosis of prenatal-onset skeletal dysplasias can be accomplished by ultrasound evaluation and ... regarding optimal patient management (both fetal and maternal) and calculation of recurrence ...

For example, some patients have a very broad esophagus-atrial contract patch ... The most significant limitation of intracardiac ultrasound relates to the technical difficulty of maintaining ...

Atrial fibrillation is a cardiac arrhythmia in which the upper chambers of the heart the atria beat irregularly and, often, rapidly. The condition occurs as a consequence of uncoordinated ...

Catheter ablation is one of the most effective rhythm-control strategies for atrial fibrillation (AF). Conventional catheter ablation is performed using thermo-energy sources via either radiofrequency ...

Mr. Wakin is a deputy Opinion editor. Millions of Europeans will go to the polls this year in a test of the right-wing movements that surged in 2024’s historic elections — and of the liberal ...