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left atrium of the heart

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Noun1.left atrium of the heart - the left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary veinsleft atrium of the heart - the left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary veins
atrium cordis, atrium of the heart - the upper chamber of each half of the heart


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Mr MacDonald added: "The one that killed her punctured her left lung and went into the left atrium of the heart.
The left atrium of the heart is difficult to access but is where some of the most complex arrhythmias--irregular heartbeats--occur.
ProRhythm's proprietary balloon catheter to treat tissue in the left atrium of the heart is used in an AF ablation procedure commonly called pulmonary vein isolation.
 
 
 
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