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 ...

Myxomas are mainly located in the atria (75% in the left and 15–20% in the right ... wall and the atrial appendage. Myxomas do not usually arise from a cardiac valve and any tumor arising ...

Lipomas can occur in the heart, including in the visceral and parietal pericardium. Parietal pericardial lipomas are often clinically mistaken for pericardial cysts. Multiple myocardial lipomas ...

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 right atrium is roughly round in shape and has an extension known as the right atrial appendage. The sinus node—the part of the heart's electrical system that generates the heartbeat signal—is ...

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 ...

Consumer-grade smartphone-paired devices and smartwatches have very high sensitivity and specificity for atrial fibrillation. The specificity for arrhythmias with regular R-R intervals is very poor.

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 ...

The pacemaker was removed, and after the dogs recovered sinus rhythm, right atrial stimulation was given by a programmed stimulator (DF-5A, Suzhou Dongfang Electronic Instruments Plant, Jiangsu, China ...

In this post, we will guide you on using the left and the right-click with the keyboard on Windows PC, and you will be a pro within a few minutes. Although using a PC/laptop touchpad has reduced ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a highly prevalent arrhythmia that ... transforming growth factor-β; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α. The cardiac ANS plays a significant role in the occurrence and ...