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. 2012 Apr;20(4):179-81.
doi: 10.1007/s12471-011-0166-5.

Atrial fibrillation with a giant left atrial appendage can be successfully treated with pulmonary vein antrum isolation

I E Hof  1 , T X Wildbergh, V J van Driel, F H Wittkampf, M J Cramer, M Meine, R N Hauer, P Loh
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Atrial fibrillation with a giant left atrial appendage can be successfully treated with pulmonary vein antrum isolation

I E Hof et al. Neth Heart J. 2012 Apr.
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Figures

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Fig. 1
Transoesophageal echocardiogram showing the giant left atrial appendage. LA = left atrium, LAA = left atrial appendage, LV = left ventricle, MV = mitral valve
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Magnetic resonance imaging of the heart in oblique coronal view demonstrating the giant left atrial appendage with a length of 68 mm. LA = left atrium, LAA = left atrial appendage, LV = left ventricle
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Three-dimensional reconstruction with magnetic resonance imaging showing the left atrium with the giant left atrial appendage from left posterior. LAA = left atrial appendage
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