Clinical Significance of Left Atrial Anatomic Abnormalities Identified by Cardiac Computed Tomography
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53327#.VL3HISzQrzE Author(s) Ara V. Vehian 1 , Brian G. Choi 1 , Satinder S. Rekhi 2 , Heather A. Young 3 , Raman S. Dusaj 4 , Robert K. Zeman 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington DC, USA . 2 Department of Radiology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington DC, USA . 3 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington DC, USA . 4 Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA . ABSTRACT Purpose: The clinical significance of newly identified left atrial anatomic abnormalities (LAAA)— accessory appendages, diverticula, septal pouches—by multidetector CT (MDCT) remains unclear. Similar anatomical outpouchin...