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Until now, atrial situs has been inferred by two-dimensional echocardiographic (2-D echo) determination of: 1) the position of the abdominal aorta (AbdAo) and the inferior vena cava (IVC) relative to the spine, and 2) the pattern of hepatic venous connection (HVC) [1]. However, ascertaining atrial appendage morphology should be the most precise way of determining atrial situs [2–4].
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Chin, A.J., Williams, R.G. (1986). Determination of Atrial Situs by Two-Dimensional Echocardiographic Imaging of Atrial Appendage Morphology. In: Doyle, E.F., Engle, M.A., Gersony, W.M., Rashkind, W.J., Talner, N.S. (eds) Pediatric Cardiology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8598-1_46
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