A communication, 5 mm. in diameter, between the aneurysm and the left atrial appendage was present. The mitral annulus and its anterior leaflet were distorted by the aneurysm, but otherwise were ...

The left atrial appendage is the most common site for cardiac thrombus. It is anatomically attached to the left inferior portion of the left atrium and consists of muscular trabeculae. The left ...

The safety and efficacy of left atrial appendage closure, as compared with oral anticoagulation, in patients at elevated stroke risk undergoing atrial fibrillation ablation have been unclear.

(European Heart Journal) For left atrial appendage occlusion ... (Heart) Compared with men, women with abdominal aortic aneurysm were typically diagnosed almost a decade later and underwent ...