The past 12 months mark a milestone year for the discipline of sports and exercise cardiology.We have seen the publication of two major guideline documents for athletes: the 2025 American Heart Associ ...

Abnormal ECG findings in HCM Over 90% of patients with HCM will have an abnormal ECG. 19–21 ECG abnormalities include T wave inversion (TWI), ST segment depression, pathological Q waves, conduction ...

The ECG pattern of right atrial enlargement and/or RV hypertrophy should not be simply interpreted as a manifestation of exercise-induced cardiac remodelling. The presence of either congenital or ...

A rare case of cor triatriatum was diagnosed in a 34-year-old woman using transoesophageal echocardiography after initial transthoracic echocardiography findings suggested right heart ...

In the next in our Masterclass series, GP cardiologists Dr Christine A’Court and Dr Charles Gardiner explain the latest knowledge and best practice in the management of atrial fibrillation.

In patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF), standard treatment with pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) ablation resulted in similar outcomes to more extensive ablation in other areas of the ...

However, in the subgroup of patients with left atrium enlargement (diameter ≥45 mm)—when one of the heart’s upper chambers (the left atrium) becomes larger than normal due to factors like ...

Left atrial enlargement occurs when the left atrium of the heart becomes bigger. Learn what it indicates, ways to recognize the signs, and how it's treated.

Right atrial enlargement occurs when the right atrium, one of the heart's upper chambers, is larger than normal. The right atrium is the first entry point of blood returning to the heart from ...

Artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced ECG in identifying patients at highest risk for incident atrial secondary mitral regurgitation. A, Distribution of the probability of atrial fibrillation (AF) ...