Left atrial volume as an index ofleft atrial size: a population-based study
Allison M. Pritchett, MD*,
Steven J. Jacobsen, MD, PhD ,
Douglas W. Mahoney, MS ,
Richard J. Rodeheffer, MD, FACC*,
Kent R. Bailey, PhD and
Margaret M. Redfield, MD, FACC*,*
* Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Division of Epidemiology, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

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Figure 1 (Left) Parasternal short-axis M-mode left atrial dimension. (Right) Apical four-chamber view demonstrates short and long axes.
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