The left atrium is one of the four chambers of the heart, located on the left posterior side. Its primary roles are to act as a holding chamber for blood returning from the lungs and to act as a pump ...

Mitral regurgitation (MR) and tricuspid regurgitation (TR) are two conditions involving backward leakage of blood through a heart valve when a ventricle contracts. People may experience either or both ...

Left atrial appendage closure offers promising ischaemic outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation who refuse to take ...

Doctors are warning that a silent heart rhythm disorder, known as atrial fibrillation, is emerging as a major cause of repeat strokes among seniors. The condition often goes undetected because it can ...

A new study finds an association between baseline P-wave morphology and subsequent ischemic stroke risk, even after accounting for atrial fibrillation (AF). The significant association between P-wave ...

When expectant parents imagine their baby’s beating heart, few consider the possibility of a structural issue being present from day one. Yet for thousands of families each year, this becomes reality ...

The right coronary artery and the atrioventricular node are adjacent to the annulus and are important anatomical considerations for surgical or transcatheter interventions. The right coronary artery ...