Objective: To obtain the derived parameter left atrial stiffness index (LASI) using two-dimensional speckle tracking imaging (2D-STI) and evaluate the diagnostic value o ...

Healthcare - NORD Pipera Hospital, part of the MedLife Group, marks a national premiere in interventional cardiology for the treatment of atrial fibrillation through ...

John Lock was born with his heart on the opposite side of his chest. It was never an issue until he developed atrial fibrillation — a common heart condition that put his life at risk and created a ...

Exertional dyspnea (shortness of breath during minimal physical activity) is frequently attributed to physical deconditioning ...

Among patients with multiple myeloma (MM) undergoing autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT), atrial fibrillation (AF) is a frequent and high-risk complication, according to a study published ...

One experimental injection helped mice and pigs heal after heart attack by boosting a protective heart hormone. (CREDIT: ...

Aims Preparticipation cardiovascular (CV) screening has been advocated as an efficient strategy to reduce sudden cardiac death in Caucasian athletes. At present, uncertainty remains if such strategy ...

“If it is any point requiring reflection, we shall examine it to better purpose in the dark.” — Edgar Allan Poe, The Purloined Letter (1844) Despite this, the complexity of LA mechanics has largely ...

When a Mechanicsburg woman started getting out of breath doing simple tasks, she assumed she was just out of shape. The diagnosis she received helped her make lifestyle changes that saved her life!

Inside Nikopol: The only place to hide from Putin’s killer drones is our underground school - SPECIAL REPORT: In a harrowing dispatch from the frontline city of Nikopol – so close to Russian forces ...

This report describes a female patient in her 60s with an immune-mediated necrotising myopathy (IMNM) occurring after semaglutide use. She was found to have progressive dysphagia, dysphonia, proximal ...

One way to slow a sudden racing heart is by performing a vagal maneuver, which can help interrupt the abnormal rhythm. Vagal maneuvers include bearing down like you are having a bowel movement, ...