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. 2010 Mar;18(3):160.
doi: 10.1007/BF03091754.

Giant left atrial appendage

W Tietge  1 , L C Otterspoor, R Uylings, G T Sieswerda, M J M Cramer, P Loh
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Giant left atrial appendage

W Tietge et al. Neth Heart J. 2010 Mar.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Transoesophageal echocardiography during systole. LV=left ventricle, LA=left atrium, LAA=left atrial appendage, MV=mitral valve.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Transoesophageal echocardiography during diastole. LV=left ventricle, LA=left atrium, LAA=left atrial appendage.
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