The ancient Greek philosopher and polymath Aristotle once concluded that the human heart is tri-chambered and that it was the ...

The ancient Greek philosopher and polymath Aristotle once concluded that the human heart is tri-chambered and that it was the ...

THE Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH) has become the first health facility in Gauteng to successfully ...

Congenital heart disease or defect is a common type of birth defect that needs medical attention. The exact cause is unclear, ...

A relatively large malformed venous vessel returned to the right atrial orifice of the superior vena cava in the left lower lung ... two returned to the pulmonary veins, and the last one returned to ...

Results from the AZALEA-TIMI 71 phase 2 trial showed great promise for abelacimab to transform care for high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation.

Background The Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI), calculated from serum albumin levels and lymphocyte counts, is a simple ...

Q. I have a leaky heart valve that may need surgery down the road. Can you tell me about heart-valve surgery in one of your columns? A. First, let’s explain briefly how the heart works.

John belted out such a heart-wrenching cover of ‘To Know Him Is to Love Him,’ he left the whole room speechless.” He added, “John’s voice sounded so rich, so intimately familiar with the lyrics, you ...

Similarly, an enlarged left atrium (atrial volume >29.0 ml/m 2) was present in 24% of runners in the low-training group (<1500 h of lifetime training), 40% of runners in the medium-training group ...

Binge drinking and possibly, moderate alcohol intake, may trigger atrial fibrillation. Caffeine intake does not appear to be a trigger; although, some doctors still recommend that patients with atrial ...