The left atrium is one of the four chambers of the heart, located on the left posterior side. Its primary roles are to act as a holding chamber for blood returning from the lungs and to act as a ...

And it’s all to do with the four different chambers in your heart – and where each side of the heart pumps blood to. There are two atrium (left and right), in the upper part of your heart.

Bifascicular block. This is a right bundle branch block and left POSTERIOR fasicular block in this example. Note: The pattern of a LPFB sometimes appears similar to the S1Q3T3 pattern sometimes ...

In left-sided heart failure, the left side of the heart cannot efficiently pump blood to the body. This can lead to a backup of blood in the lungs and symptoms like coughing and tiredness.

Right-sided heart failure occurs when the heart's right ventricle is unable to adequately pump blood to the lungs, says Dr Kulkarni. As a result, the blood arteries that return blood from the ...