"If the heart isn't relaxing, the filling pressure increases, which means the atrial pressure increases, and that can lead to hypertrophy and fibrosis of the atrium, both of which increase the ...

A group of 29 international experts says that simultaneous screening for hypertension and heart arrhythmia could prevent thousands of strokes.

Table 2. Displacement of the Left Atrial Pressure–Monitoring Catheter Into the Right Atrium 1 Department of Anesthesiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases ...

This can be a normal physiologic change with aging of the heart or result in elevated left atrial pressures leading to the clinical manifestations of diastolic congestive heart failure.

Left atrial enlargement (LAE) is when the left side of the heart enlarges or swells, leading to breathlessness, fatigue, and other symptoms. It often affects people with high blood pressure and ...

The number one cause of death in Korea is still malignant neoplasms (cancer), followed by cerebrovascular disease and heart ...

A recent expert review highlights the strong link between hypertension (high blood pressure) and atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation is a condition where the heart beats irregularly and ...

A group of 29 international medical experts is calling for a major change in how we screen for heart disease. In a recent ...

The exact mechanisms of this remodeling remain unclear. Almost any cardiac condition associated with increased left atrial pressure and left atrial enlargement will increase the risk for AF ...

Atrial fibrillation raises dementia risk by 21% in those under 70, with a 36% increased risk for early-onset dementia.