Where Is the Atrial Appendage?
The Left Atrial Appendage (Laa) Is a Small, Ear-Shaped Sac in the Muscle Wall of the Left Atrium (Top Left Chamber of the Heart). It Is Unclear What Function...
The left atrial appendage (LAA) is a small, ear-shaped sac in the muscle wall of the left atrium (top left chamber of the heart). It is unclear what function, if any, the LAA performs.
What is the function of the atrial appendage?
The physiological properties and anatomical relations of the LAA render it ideally suited to function as a decompression chamber during left ventricular systole and during other periods when left atrial pressure is high.
Do we all have a left atrial appendage?
The left atrial appendage (LAA) is a finger-like extension originating from the main body of the left atrium. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common clinically important cardiac arrhythmia, occurring in approximately 0.4% to 1% of the general population and increasing with age to >8% in those >80 years of age.
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