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Composite LA waveforms generated by time normalising and averaging 10 subjects from each decade. There is an obvious morphologic change in the LA area and derivative waveform from the third to the eighth decade of life. Note the progressive decline in passive emptying and augmented active atrial booster pump function with age.
