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The left atrium (LA) lies behind the ascending aorta and is superior to the LV (Figs. 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3). The LA is demarcated from the LV by the atrioventricular groove, within which lie the LCx and the coronary sinus.
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Zhu, X. (2015). The Left Atrium. In: Zhu, X. (eds) Surgical Atlas of Cardiac Anatomy. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9409-1_7
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