Objective: To obtain the derived parameter left atrial stiffness index (LASI) using two-dimensional speckle tracking imaging (2D-STI) and evaluate the diagnostic value o ...

Historically speaking, humanity has not been kind to those who are considered different, especially when those differences can be easily seen. While certainly not as discriminated against as other ...

Objective To identify the location of the left ventricle (LV) and identify the structures below the lower third of the sternum when chest compressions (CCs) are performed using transthoracic ...

The novel design of AtaCor's Atala™ lead aims to provide reliable sensing, antitachycardia pacing (ATP), and shock therapies with no hardware placed in the heart or vasculature SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., ...

No matter how hard ideologues try to exclusively blame their political foes for acts of political violence, the truth is that violent extremists today emerge from across the political spectrum. We ...

A 27-year-old man presented with dyspnea (New York Heart Association class III), occasional palpitations, and progressive ankle swelling. On examination, his heart rate was 106 bpm. and blood pressure ...

Do you know what it means to "drive left of center"? No matter if it pops up in a driver's ed class, an accident report, or a traffic stop, it's a phrase drivers need to be familiar with. Put simply, ...

For decades, popular wisdom has held that left-handed people have a natural edge when it comes to creativity. But, according to new research from Cornell University, the link between left-handedness ...

SINCE the development of effective surgical methods for treating congenital heart lesions there has been a renewed emphasis on clinical diagnosis. Anomalous pulmonary venous connection is one of the ...

Hysell V Oviedo receives funding from NIH. Your brain breaks apart fleeting streams of acoustic information into parallel channels – linguistic, emotional and musical – and acts as a biological ...

A 4-month-old male infant (weight 6 kg, height 67 cm) with heart failure was diagnosed with an isolated 8.9 mm right coronary artery fistula draining into the left ventricle (LV), identified via ...