title: The absence of a left atrial appendage in a patient with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation with a persistent left superior vena cava.
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Katsumata
authors.forename: Shin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kashimura
authors.forename: Takahiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishiyama
authors.forename: Takehiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takatsuki
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000368:Aged; D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods; D035583:Rare Diseases; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities*