Patients who have had an embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) and have moderate-to-severe left atrial enlargement may benefit from empiric treatment with a direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC), a ...

Subclinical left atrial enlargement (LAE) is highly prevalent in patients with stage 3-5 chronic kidney disease (CKD) and it is strongly associated with plasma sodium concentration, according to a ...

Idiopathic premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) may cause subtle changes in left atrium (LA) structure and function. The authors of an article published in Cardiovascular Innovations and ...

MONTREAL — In the NAVIGATE ESUS trial, among patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) who also had an enlarged left atrium, the rate of recurrent stroke was lower for those who ...

The left atrium, which was not markedly dilated or greatly thickened, was almost completely filled by a firm, organized thrombus attached to the posterior, lateral and anterior sides of the atrium, ...