Left Atrial Area

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
LAA
Pronunciation
/lɛft ˈeɪtriəl ˈɛəriə/
Category
Miscellaneous
Related Field
Unclassified

Examples in Context

  1. Left atrial area and transverse diameter, mitral regurgitation area, left ventricular ejection fraction and pulmonary artery systolic pressure did not differ between the two groups.
  2. Conclusion : Contrast medium blush in left atrial area during coronary angiography is a reliable sign for detecting left atrial thrombus formation in mitral valve disease.
  3. Assessment of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction using acoustic quantification measuring left atrial area change
  4. Left atrial fractional area change ( FAC ) and fractional volume change ( FVC ) during atrial systole were calculated.
  5. Patients with thrombus had a higher incidence of atrial fibrillalion ( Af ) and left atrial spontaneous echo contrast ( SEC ), and had smaller mitral valve area ( MVA ) and no significant mitral regurgitation.

Other meanings of LAA