Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac sustained arrhythmia, and it is associated
with increased stroke and dementia risk. While the established paradigm attributes these …

Recent research has shed light on the culpability of LA (left atrial) abnormality, in the form of
atrial cardiopathy, as an independent risk factor for the development of atrial fibrillation, LA …

Psoriasis is a systemic inflammatory disorder that can target adipose tissue; the resulting
adipocyte dysfunction is manifest clinically as the metabolic syndrome, which is present in≈ …

Background Psoriasis is associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. However,
the association between psoriasis and arrhythmia has not been adequately studied …

Background Paroxysmal supraventricular arrhythmias (SVA s) frequently occur in patients
with atrial septal aneurysm (ASA). The aim of the current study was to evaluate the …

Impact of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Background Obesity‐hypoventilation
syndrome (OHS) is defined as daytime hypercapnia and hypoxemia in obese patients with …

Patients with chronic systemic inflammatory diseases (including those with rheumatoid
arthritis [RA] and psoriasis) are at increased risk of stroke. 1 However, this risk cannot be …

Abstract Background Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI)-derived atrial electromechanical delay
(AEMD) has been reported to be useful for detecting paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) …

Objective Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a common inflammatory bowel disease causing systemic
inflammation, which may also affect the cardiovascular system, as well as other organ …

Background Left atrial (LA) volume has been identified as a predictor of adverse
cardiovascular outcomes, both in the general population and in selected clinical conditions …