title: Left atrial appendage contributes to left atrial booster function after the maze procedure: quantitative assessment with multidetector computed tomography.
authors.affiliation: Tenri Hospital, 200 Mishimacho, Tenri, Nara 632-8552, Japan. yamanaka@tenriyorozu-hp.or.jp
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamanaka
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sekine
authors.forename: Michihito
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nonaka
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iwakura
authors.forename: Kazuyasu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshitani
authors.forename: Yoshihisa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujita
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery*; D016279:Atrial Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D011184:Postoperative Period; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome