Protaryx Medical, a Maryland-based company dedicated to “minimally invasive left-heart interventional therapies,” announced that its ...

Patients who have had an embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) and have moderate-to-severe left atrial enlargement may benefit from empiric treatment with a direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC), a ...

Structural or functional abnormalities within the heart's left atrium, with or without symptoms, may increase a person's risk of developing dementia later in life by 35%, according to new research ...

For individuals without a prior history of atrial fibrillation or stroke, left atrial (LA) dysfunction is more tightly linked to risk of having an ischemic stroke than LA size, according to an ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A post hoc analysis of the MESA cohort study shows left atrial scarring seen on MRI may predict incident atrial ...

The mitral valve is a flap of tissue that sits in the left side of the heart, between the left atrium and the left ventricle. It keeps blood flowing in the forward direction, from the atrium into the ...

A cardioversion procedure can reset your heart to its normal rhythm. There are two types: Electrical cardioversion. Your doctor gives your heart an electrical shock through paddles or patches on your ...