Atrial Appendage

"Atrial Appendage" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Ear-shaped appendage of either atrium of the heart. (Dorland, 28th ed)

Descriptor ID	D020517
MeSH Number(s)	A07.541.358.100
Concept/Terms	Atrial Appendage Atrial Appendage Appendage, Atrial Appendages, Atrial Atrial Appendages Heart Atrium Appendage Appendage, Heart Atrium Appendages, Heart Atrium Atrium Appendage, Heart Heart Atrium Appendages Atrium Appendage Appendage, Atrium Appendages, Atrium Atrium Appendages Auricular Appendage Appendage, Auricular Appendages, Auricular Auricular Appendages

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Anatomy [A]
Cardiovascular System [A07]
Heart [A07.541]
Heart Atria [A07.541.358]
Atrial Appendage [A07.541.358.100]

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Bar chart showing 49 publications over 18 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2016 and 2021 and 2022 and 2023

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	1	0	1
2004	1	1	2
2006	1	0	1
2008	0	1	1
2009	0	2	2
2012	0	1	1
2013	0	1	1
2014	3	0	3
2016	3	2	5
2017	3	0	3
2018	2	0	2
2019	3	0	3
2020	4	0	4
2021	5	0	5
2022	5	0	5
2023	5	0	5
2024	3	1	4
2025	1	0	1

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Ibrahim A, Shalabi L, Zreigh S, Ramadan S, Mourad S, Eljadid G, Beshr M, Abdelaziz A, Elhadi M, Sabouret P, Mamas M. Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Low-Dose Direct Oral Anticoagulants Versus Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Following Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 05; 105(6):1311-1319.

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Mandloi S, Nunes K, Sina EM, Benedict PA, Kahn C, Duffy A, Shing SR, Urdang ZD, Rosen M, Toskala E, Rabinowitz MR, Nyquist GG. Epistaxis Risk in Patients Treated With Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Versus Oral Anticoagulation. Laryngoscope. 2025 May; 135(5):1636-1641.

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Baudo M, Sicouri S, Yamashita Y, Senzai M, McCarthy PM, Gerdisch MW, Whitlock RP, Ramlawi B. Stroke Prevention With Prophylactic Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in Cardiac Surgery Patients Without Atrial Fibrillation: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized and Propensity-Score Studies. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2024 Oct; 17(10):e014296.

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Junarta J, Siddiqui MU, Abaza E, Zhang P, Roshandel A, Barbhaiya CR, Jankelson L, Park DS, Holmes D, Chinitz LA, Aizer A. Catheter ablation alone versus catheter ablation with combined percutaneous left atrial appendage closure for atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2024 Dec; 67(9):2147-2158.

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Agarwal PP, Nasr LA, Ghoshhajra BB, Brown RKJ, Collier P, De Cecco CN, Fuss C, Goldstein JN, Kallianos K, Malik SB, Maroules CD, Meyersohn NM, Nazarian S, Scherer MD, Singh S, Tailor TD, Tong MS, Koweek LM. ACR Appropriateness Criteria? Preprocedural Planning for Left Atrial Procedures in Atrial Fibrillation. J Am Coll Radiol. 2024 Jun; 21(6S):S237-S248.

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L?be S, Stellmach P, Darma A, Hilbert S, Paetsch I, Jahnke C, Bollmann A, Hindricks G, Kircher S. Left atrial total emptying fraction measured by cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging predicts low-voltage areas detected during electroanatomical mapping. Europace. 2023 11 02; 25(11).

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Mushtaq B, Myers R, Perrotti G, Kirton O. Time is of the Essence: Blunt Trauma and Right Atrial Appendage Injury. Am Surg. 2023 12; 89(12):6387-6388.

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Babapoor-Farrokhran S, Alzubi J, Port Z, Kaul R, Rasekhi RT, Farrokhran AB, Sooknanan N, Wiener PC, Khraisha O, Frishman WH, Mainigi SK, Aronow WS. Left Atrial Appendage Closure: What Do We Know? Cardiol Rev. 2025 Mar-Apr 01; 33(2):153-159.

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Lakkireddy D, Nielsen-Kudsk JE, Windecker S, Thaler D, Price MJ, Gambhir A, Gupta N, Koulogiannis K, Marcoff L, Mediratta A, Anderson JA, Gage R, Ellis CR. Mechanisms, predictors, and evolution of severe peri-device leaks with two different left atrial appendage occluders. Europace. 2023 08 02; 25(9).

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Peters AC, Lee J, Jankowski M, Thomas JD. Relationship between left atrial reservoir strain, volumes, and geometry: Insights from simple theoretical model. Echocardiography. 2023 06; 40(6):592-595.

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