Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, ... Echocardiogram. This test uses sound waves and a computer to create a moving picture of your heart. An echo gives your doctor information about: ...

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 ...

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." ...

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 ...

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

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.

Comparison of Current Generation Balloon-Expandable Versus Self-Expanding Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With a Horizontal Aorta: A Propensity-Matched Study Receive the the latest ...