Heart computational model can help doctors operate on and treat patients with arrhythmia

Atrial fibrillation is one of the most common kinds of arrhythmia, causing the heart not to contract properly in order to ...
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Abnormal size or functioning in the heart's left atrium may increase dementia risk

Structural or functional abnormalities within the heart's left atrium, with or without symptoms, may increase a person's risk of developing dementia later in life by 35%, according to new research ...
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Dementia Risk Appears Greater If Heart’s Left Atrium Exhibits Abnormality

Researchers report that structural or functional abnormalities within the heart’s left atrium, with or without symptoms, may increase a person’s risk of developing dementia later in life by 35%. The ...
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Vectorious Announces VECTOR-HF I Study Confirms Safety and Accuracy of V-LAP In-Heart Sensor for Left Atrial Pressure Management of Heart Failure

TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vectorious Medical Technologies Ltd., an innovator in implantable hemodynamic monitoring in heart failure (HF), today announced results of VECTOR-HF I, a ...
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Vectorious Begins the VECTOR-HF II Study of its Implantable In-Heart Sensor for Left Atrial Pressure-Guided Patient Self-Management of Heart Failure

TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vectorious Medical Technologies Ltd., today announced that it has enrolled the first six patients in the VECTOR-HF II Study, which will evaluate the V-LAP System’s ...
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What do the heart's tricuspid and bicuspid valves do?

Heart valves allow blood to flow one way and prevent it from flowing in the wrong direction. The tricuspid valve controls blood flow between the right atrium and right ventricle. The bicuspid or ...