Quantitative Evaluation of the Substantially Variable Morphology and Function of the Left Atrial Appendage and Its Relation with Adjacent Structures.

To investigate quantitatively the morphology, anatomy and function of the left atrial appendage (LAA) and its relation with adjacent structures.A total of 860 patients (533 men, 62.0%, age 55.9±10.4 year) who had cardiac multidetector computed tomography angiography from May to October 2012 were enr...

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Main Authors: Cai-Ying Li, Bu-Lang Gao, Xiao-Wei Liu, Qiong-Ying Fan, Xue-Jing Zhang, Guo-Chao Liu, Hai-Qing Yang, Ping-Yong Feng, Yong Wang, Peng Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4521946?pdf=render