A safer, more effective atrial fibrillation treatment method using magnetic gel may be on the way

Atrial fibrillation is a common heart condition characterized by a rapid, irregular heartbeat stemming from the heart's upper ...
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Lifestyle factors including higher body mass index and smoking are associated with changes in left-atrial size and function

In this prospective cohort study, lifestyle behaviours, especially higher body mass index (BMI) and smoking, are associated ...
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Magnetofluids help to overcome challenges in left atrial appendage occlusion

A study published in Nature on March 4 and led by Prof. XU Tiantian's team from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with Prof. PAN Xiangbin's ...
BMJ Case Reports

Acute embolic myocardial infarction following surgical resection of a left atrial myxoma

A woman in her early 40s presented with an acute anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF), 4 weeks after surgical resection of an incidental, ...
TCTMD

Overview of the Left Atrium with Focus on the Interatrial Septum and the Left Atrial Appendage

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Left atrial appendage closure safe, effective first-line option for AF ablation patients

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . OPTION is a head-to-head trial of left atrial appendage closure with Watchman FLX vs. anticoagulation after ...
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Left Atrial Appendage Closure Reduced Bleeding After Afib Ablation

CHICAGO -- For patients at high risk of stroke who underwent catheter-based atrial fibrillation ablation, left atrial appendage closure led to less bleeding compared with oral anticoagulation, the ...