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ArticleJournal of arrhythmia2025

A case with congenital absence of the left atrial appendage.

Kosuke Muto, Naomichi Tanaka, Hitoshi Mori, Yoshifumi Ikeda, Ritsushi Kato

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Article in Journal of arrhythmia, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Kosuke MutoDepartment of Cardiology Saitama Medical University, International Medical Center Saitama Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7727-2649
Naomichi TanakaDepartment of Cardiology Saitama Medical University, International Medical Center Saitama Japan.
Hitoshi MoriDepartment of Cardiology Saitama Medical University, International Medical Center Saitama Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1172-2995
Yoshifumi IkedaDepartment of Cardiology Saitama Medical University, International Medical Center Saitama Japan.
Ritsushi KatoDepartment of Cardiology Saitama Medical University, International Medical Center Saitama Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9989-8708

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Congenital absence of the left atrial appendage (LAA) is an extremely rare anatomical variation with important implications for the management of atrial fibrillation (AF). Additionally, atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) production may be compensated by the right atrial appendage (RAA) in cases of congenital LAA deficiency.

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left atrial appendage

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PMID40552063
PMCPMC12183463

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