Providing validation to what many physicians are already doing, a new study suggests that non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs)—rivaroxaban, in particular—are effective alternatives to ...

DCC was performed in 226 patients and sinus rhythm was restored in 197 individuals without further complications. Ten patients with LAAT were prepared for DCC over the next 4 weeks. Of these, 7 still ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The prevalence of left atrial thrombus is high in certain anticoagulated patients with atrial fibrillation, ...

January 13, 2009 (Rochester, Minnesota) — The use of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT), in addition to providing an anatomic roadmap of the left atrium, pulmonary veins, and other thoracic ...

To heart wire, Krishnan said: "We are describing this novel cardiac anatomy for the first time. Increased recognition of this left atrial septal pouch has the potential to cause a paradigm shift in ...

The TAVR team at James Cook University Hospital, in Middlesbrough, England, was starting a procedure when the echocardiographer reported a finding that made them stop. Transesophageal echo (TEE) ...

THE preoperative clinical diagnosis of left atrial thrombi is difficult. A history of systemic embolization does not necessarily indicate the presence of an atrial thrombus. A reliable method of ...

Electrical cardioversion without routine extra anticoagulation around the procedure may be feasible for people who've already received left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion, according to a small ...

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