atrial appendix

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atrial appendage

(1) Right atrial appendage; auricula dextra [NA6], right auricle.
(2) Left atrial appendage; auricula sinistra [NA6], left auricle.

atrial appendix

A small muscular pouch attached to each atrium of the heart.

See also: appendix

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In group 2 after diltiazem left atrial appendix FRV decreased from 0.21 [+ or -] 0.9 m/s to 0.19 [+ or -] 0.6 m/s (p>0.05).

Left atrial appendix emptying velocity was measured again using the pulse wave Doppler placed in the 1/3 proximal of LAA.

It has been reported that lengthening of diastole duration due to the decrease in heart rate increases emptying of atrium and the rate of filling of atrial appendix. We did not observe such an effect of decrease in heart rates provided by diltiazem and metoprolol.

Effect of diltiazem and metoprolol on left atrial appendix functions in patients with nonvalvular chronic atrial fibrillation/Diltiazem ve metoprololun nonvalvuler kronik atriyal fibrilasyonu olan hastalarda sol atriyal apendiks uzerine etkileri