The volume of the heart's left atrium (left atrial volume) is an important biomarker for cardiovascular physiology and clinical cardiology. It is usually...

Left atrial enlargement (LAE) or left atrial dilation refers to enlargement of the left atrium (LA) of the heart, and is a form of cardiomegaly. Left...

chamber during left ventricular systole and during other periods when left atrial pressure is high". It also modulates intravascular volume by secreting...

Atrial fibrillation (AF, AFib or A-fib) is an abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) characterized by rapid and irregular beating of the atrial chambers of...

[citation needed] Left ventricular volume overload Valvular heart disease Aortic regurgitation Mitral regurgitation, also causing left atrial volume overload Congenital...

Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO), also referred to as left atrial appendage closure (LAAC), is a procedure used to reduce the risk of blood clots...

two atrial and two ventricle chambers of the heart; they are paired as the left heart and the right heart—that is, the left atrium with the left ventricle...

of atrial systole fill the left ventricle with oxygen-enriched blood through the mitral valve; when the left atrium is emptied or closed, left atrial systole...

LVMI – left ventricular mass index Ao asc – ascending aorta ST Jxn – sinotubular junction LAVI – left atrial volume index EDV – end-diastolic volume ESV...

Thromboembolism in later stages when the left atrial volume is increased (i.e., dilation). The latter leads to increase risk of atrial fibrillation, which increases...