Atrial fibrillation is one of the most common kinds of arrhythmia, causing the heart not to contract properly in order to ...

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 ...

Researchers report that 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%. The ...

TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vectorious Medical Technologies Ltd., an innovator in implantable hemodynamic monitoring in heart failure (HF), today announced results of VECTOR-HF I, a ...

Patients who responded positively to shunt treatment experienced more beneficial changes in their heart's structure and function compared with nonresponders. After 2 years of follow-up, a post hoc ...

Heart valves allow blood to flow one way and prevent it from flowing in the wrong direction. The tricuspid valve controls blood flow between the right atrium and right ventricle. The bicuspid or ...

An atrial septal defect is a congenital heart issue. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it develops in about 1 in 1,859 babies in the United States. An atrial septal ...

Heart cancer is cancer that starts in the cells of your heart. It’s also called primary cardiac cancer. It’s very rare. In fact, almost everything we know about it comes from autopsy studies and case ...