Cardiac MRI showed left atrial myxoma mass, diameter 50mm × 43mm and heterogenous component of haemorrhage, hemosiderin with calcification and fibrosis within. Severe left atrial enlargement and ...

Background: Approximately 20,000 permanent pacemakers (PPMs) are implanted annually for bradycardia or atrioventricular (AV) block after cardiac surgery. Little is known about the long-term pacing ...

The pulmonary capillary bed is usually protected from these diastolic filling abnormalities by a forceful left atrial contraction, which ensures filling of the stiff ventricle. In normal subjects ...

Each side of the heart has two chambers, for a total of four chambers. The two ventricles (right and left) are muscular chambers capable of propelling the blood out of the heart. The right ventricle ...

The UK’s first aortic specialist nurse has been chosen to lead a new virtual consultation service for aortic dissection patients launched by a national charity. Emma Hope, who retired from the NHS ...