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The Left Atrial Appendage: Anatomy, Electrophysiology, and Clinical Implications for Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke

Abstract Purpose of Review The left atrial appendage (LAA) is nowadays recognized as both an arrhythmogenic substrate and the dominant source of thromboembolism in atrial fibrillation (AF). In this review we tried to summarize recent data on the anatomy, physiology, and imaging o...