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 ... device called a loop recorder, and an ultrasound of the heart, called an echocardiogram." ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

During atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter ... which is seen as “spontaneous echo contrast” on echocardiography. If a thrombus in the left atrial appendage embolizes, stroke can occur.

said the findings echo US data showing stronger associations between atrial fibrillation and dementia in younger populations. “Based on current evidence, for a person found to have atrial ...