Helena Dominguez from the Department of Cardiology at the University of Copenhagen discusses the LAACS studies ...

Atrial fibrillation is the most common chronic ... Normal atrial contraction is lost during AF. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) or cardiac CT can document the presence or absence of left ...

Atrial fibrillation, or AFib ... uses sound waves and a computer to create a moving picture of your heart. An echo gives your doctor information about: The size and shape of your heart How ...

A new study reveals four specific factors that can predict which patients will have atrial fibrillation ... called an echocardiogram." The research team collected data from 323 patients across ...

An international study has shown that targeted online education on atrial fibrillation (AF) for health professionals can ...

If left unchecked, the possible risks of atrial fibrillation can be serious ... a chest x-ray or an echocardiogram where ...

Anthony Pearson, MD, FACC, is a preventive cardiologist specializing in echocardiography, preventive cardiology, and atrial fibrillation. He has spent a decade in academic cardiology as a teacher ...

It also can detect blood clots that can form due to atrial flutter. If your doctor needs a fuller view of your heart, you will be sedated before undergoing an echo test in which a probe gets ...

Atrial fibrillation (AFib or AF ... a portable ECG that can monitor your heart rhythms for several days. An echocardiogram is another noninvasive test that produces images of your heart so ...