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Document Details : Title: Congenital absence of the left atrial appendage: a rare anatomical variation with clinical significance Author(s): Z. Zhang , J. Dong , C. Ma Journal: Acta Cardiologica Volume: 68 Issue: 3 Date: 2013 Pages: 325-327 DOI: 10.2143/AC.68.3.2983429 Abstract : Congenital absence of the left atrial appendage (LAA) is extremely rare. We describe a case of congenial absence of the LAA in a patient scheduled for atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation. Absence of the LAA was found pre-procedurally by transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and cardiac computer tomography (CT). During the ablation procedure, the absence was confirmed by contrast injection at the usual location of the LAA. |
