Left Atrium.
The upper left chamber of the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs via the pulmonary veins. Blood flows from the left atrium through the mitral valve into the left ventricle. Enlarges in mitral valve disease and atrial fibrillation.
Definition
What is left atrium?
The upper left chamber of the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs via the pulmonary veins. Blood flows from the left atrium through the mitral valve into the left ventricle. Enlarges in mitral valve disease and atrial fibrillation.
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