When someone has atrial fibrillation, it means the two upper chambers of the heart have ceased to function properly. It occurs due to a malfunction in a cluster of cells in the right atrium, known as ...

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 ...

Single-chamber ventricular leadless pacemakers do not support atrial pacing or consistent atrioventricular synchrony. A dual-chamber leadless pacemaker system consisting of two devices implanted ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A trial of a gold-tipped contact force-sensing catheter for treatment of patients with atrial flutter met its ...

Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is common in patients with atrial functional mitral regurgitation (AFMR). However, very few studies have explored its clinical characteristics, determinants, and ...

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