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.

The atrial septum separates the right and left atrium. Normally there is complete separation so that blood does not mix from the right and left atrium. However, in as many as one in four people, there ...

Atrial natriuretic ... ATII cells from fetal and newborn lambs. The fetal chest cavity was exposed by a midline sternotomy. Heparin 400 U/kg was injected directly into the right ventricle and ...

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 (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac dysrhythmia encountered in practice. It is currently estimated that AF affects approximately 2% of the general population; however, the ...

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 ...

Clinicians will increasingly encounter heart rhythm data generated from consumer-grade devices. Consumer-grade smartphone-paired devices and smartwatches have very high sensitivity and specificity for ...

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 ...

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 ...

The aim was to summarise the prenatal ultrasound characteristics, associated anomalies and pregnancy outcomes of fetal right aortic arch (RAA) and to discuss the value of prenatal ultrasound diagnosis ...

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 ...