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Figure 2 Temporal changes in left atrial diameter (LAD), left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVDd) and fractional shortening (%FS) before and after the maze procedure. *p < 0.01 versus before the operation. The normal ranges of each variable (mean ± SD) are shown by the hatched area, with a horizontal line indicating the mean value.