News tagged with left atrium

High prevalence of AF found among cross-country skiers

Next month, in the Norwegian town of Rena, 12,000 elite cross-country skiers will line up for this year's Birkebeiner ski marathon, an annual endurance race which will take them through 54 kilometres of snow-covered countryside ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Feb 10, 2010 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 0

Size matters: Obesity leading risk factor of left atrial enlargement during aging

Aside from aging itself, obesity appears to be the most powerful predictor of left atrial enlargement (LAE), upping one's risk of atrial fibrillation (the most common type of arrhythmia), stroke and death, according to findings ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Nov 09, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0