Background: Atrial function is an integral part of cardiac function that is often neglected. The presence of left ventricule hypertrophy (LVH) due to arterial hypertension may impair atrial function.

02.352, Heidelberglaan100, 3582 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands; a.j.teske{at}gmail.com Background Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is often observed in athletes, which should be differentiated from ...

A novel study conducted by researchers from New York and Boston identified certain circulating biomarkers that can ...

and left ventricular hypertrophy, as well as other changes in the left ventricular wall that prolong relaxation of the left ventricle in diastole. There is a dropout of atrial pacemaker cells ...

It remains possible that calcineurin functions as a modulator of cardiac hypertrophy arising from less-common etiologies, such as endocrine or genetic disorders. However, ventricular hypertrophy ...

High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is often referred to as a “silent killer” because it doesn’t always show ...

ECG plays an important role in detection of several stroke risk factors/predictors including atrial fibrillation and left ventricular hypertrophy; both are components of the Framingham Stroke Risk ...

The toxicity of amiodarone relegated it to second-line therapy, except for patients with substantial left ventricular hypertrophy or heart failure. This treatment approach is well suited to AF ...

HCM is a relatively common genetic cardiomyopathy that can be a challenge to diagnose, with about one in three patients misdiagnosed as having another cardiomyopathy. Genetic testing identifies a ...

Severe coronary artery calcification in patients with CKD increases the risk for heart failure, heart valve calcification, and progression to kidney failure.