CT and MRI scans can also be used for diagnosis of left atrial enlargement. Left atrial enlargement is often present in people with high blood pressure. A review of 15 studies over the last 12 ...

Another possibility is that left atrial enlargement is a risk marker that only indirectly ... High levels of lipoprotein (a), a low-density lipoprotein particle, are associated with increased ...

November 9, 2009 (Augsburg, Germany) — Both obesity and hypertension were independently significant risk factors for left atrial (LA) enlargement--a risk factor for atrial fibrillation--in >1000 ...

Left atrial enlargement (LAE) is when the left side ... LAE is frequently a sign of underlying heart conditions such as left ventricular dysfunction, valvular heart disease, hypertension, obesity ...