Overall, 88 patients (about 68%) had a normal left atrial volume, assessed via an echocardiogram, while 41 (about 32%) had left atrial enlargement. A higher percentage of those with left atrial ...

Among the 2,205 EXPANDed participants, 967 had SMR. Out of this group, 160 (16.5%) had atrial SMR, which was defined as a history of atrial fibrillation and LVEF ≥ 45% plus one of three left-atrial ...

Of these, 343 (25.5%) patients (average age 74; 49% female) were found to have left atrial LVAs (that covered ≥ 5cm² of left atrial surface), and were randomised in a 1:1 ratio to receive ...

Left atrial enlargement (LAE) occurs when the upper left part of your heart—one of the heart’s four chambers —is larger than it should be. This is caused by too much pressure on the heart, which could ...

Overall, implantation of the atrial shunt device led to improvements in various heart measurements compared with the sham treatment, such as reducing both the left ventricle (LV) end-diastolic ...

The following is a summary of "Incidence and predictors of left atrial thrombus in patients with atrial fibrillation under anticoagulation therapy," published in the March 2024 issue of Cardiology by ...

Three orthogonal left atrial dimensions and two right atrial dimensions were measured, and all were found to increase significantly between studies. Also, highly significant increases in calculated ...

While left atrial enlargement can cause chest pain and breathing problems, alerting you to the dangerous condition, right atrial enlargement usually develops with no symptoms at all. This article ...

Studies have found that left atrial enlargement (LAE) as a marker of atrial myopathy is associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke and all-cause of death despite the controversy surrounding ...

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) and heart enlargement are connected. AFib can cause an enlarged heart, and heart enlargement due to other causes can lead to episodes of rapid heart rate. AFib is a ...

The mean participant age was 66.6±9.3 years. Overall, 96 of the patients were men and 144 were women (2 patients had missing baseline data and left the study early).

The subanalysis included a total of 242 participants who were randomly assigned to the ICM group in the STROKE-AF trial. The mean participant age was 66.6±9.3 years. Overall, 96 of the patients were ...