Left atrial enlargement refers to dilation of the left atrium which occurs from multiple disease states that can chronically increase the left atrial pressure. These include congestive heart failure, ...

The 2013 Joint European Society of Cardiology and European Society of Hypertension guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension advise that a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) should be ...

Age, gender, and body size can affect the size of the left atrium, but several medical conditions can also be responsible. The left atrium is one of the four chambers of the heart. It’s located in the ...

This patient had severe mitral stenosis from rheumatic mitral valve disease causing massive left atrial enlargement. Note the morphology of the PVC in lead V1. The R is greater than the R' in a right ...

November 9, 2009 (Augsburg, Germany) — Both obesity and hypertension were independently significant risk factors for left atrial (LA) enlargement--a risk factor for atrial fibrillation--in >1000 ...

The lead-I electrocardiogram (ECG) devices were assessed when they were used in addition to 12‑lead ECGs. Clinical experts advised that a 12‑lead ECG would still be used after lead-I ECGs to identify ...

HealthDay News — Long-term drinking of even moderate amounts of alcohol may enlarge the left atrium and thereby contribute to atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a study published online Sept. 14 ...