Topographical anatomy of the right atrial appendage vestibule and its isthmuses.
ablation
cardiac anatomy
right atrial appendage
right atrial appendage vestibule
right atrium
terminal crest
Journal
Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
ISSN: 1540-8167
Titre abrégé: J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9010756
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
12 2020
12 2020
Historique:
received:
06
08
2020
revised:
23
09
2020
accepted:
30
09
2020
pubmed:
4
10
2020
medline:
29
7
2021
entrez:
3
10
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The right atrial appendage (RAA) vestibule is an area located in the right atrium between the RAA orifice and the right atrioventricular valve annulus and may be a target for invasive transcatheter procedures. We examined 200 autopsied human hearts. Three isthmuses (an inferior, a middle, and a superior isthmus) were detected. The average length of the vestibule was 67.4 ± 10.1 mm. Crevices and diverticula were observed within the vestibule in 15.3% of specimens. The isthmuses had varying heights: superior: 14.0 ± 3.4 mm, middle: 11.2 ± 3.1 mm, and inferior: 10.1 ± 2.7 mm (p < .001). The superior isthmus had the thickest atrial wall (at midlevel: 16.7 ± 5.6 mm), the middle isthmus had the second thickest wall (13.5 ± 4.2 mm), and the inferior isthmus had the thinnest wall (9.3 ± 3.0 mm; p < .001). This same pattern was observed when analyzing the thickness of the adipose layer (superior isthmus had a thickness of 15.4 ± 5.6 mm, middle: 11.7 ± 4.1 mm and inferior: 7.1 ± 3.1 mm; p < .001). The average myocardial thickness did not vary between isthmuses (superior isthmus: 1.3 ± 0.5 mm, middle isthmus: 1.8 ± 0.8 mm, inferior isthmus: 1.6 ± 0.5 mm; p > .05). Within each isthmus, there were variations in the thickness of the entire atrial wall and of the adipose layer. These were thickest near the valve annulus and thinnest near the RAA orifice (p < .001). The thickness of the myocardial layer followed an inverse trend (p < .001). This study was the first to describe the detailed topographical anatomy of the RAA vestibule and that of its adjoining isthmuses. The substantial variability in the structure and dimensions of the RAA isthmuses may play a role in planning interventions within this anatomic region.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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© 2020 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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