Ronald Wharton, MD: Hello. This is Ronald Wharton. I am a cardiologist at Montefiore Medical Center at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, New York, and I just thought I would share with ...

Surgical occlusion of the left atrial appendage has been hypothesized to prevent ischemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation, but this has not been proved. The procedure can be performed ...

LONDON, UK — In patients with persistent, recurrent atrial fibrillation (AF), performing electrical isolation of the left atrial appendage (LAA) as well standard catheter ablation and pulmonary-vein ...

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A liquid injected into the heart that sets like a gel could one day prevent strokes caused by atrial fibrillation, animal tests suggest.

Background: Atrial function is an integral part of cardiac function that is often neglected. The presence of left ventricule hypertrophy (LVH) due to arterial hypertension may impair atrial function.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Empagliflozin conferred improvements in parameters of left atrial function vs. placebo in patients with type 2 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 74-year-old woman presents for her annual physical examination and notes increasing fatigue over the prior 3 ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amsel Medical Corporation today announced the company will present initial animal results of the Amsel Occluder 1,2 in Left Atrial Appendage Orifice and Closure of ...

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