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. 2020 Jan 9;6(4):194–197. doi: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2019.12.009

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Three-dimensional anatomy of the pericardial space viewed from the left anterior oblique direction. The right panel shows the pericardial space itself subtracting the heart from the left panel. Red and white arrows indicate the superior and inferior aortic recesses, respectively. AAo = ascending aorta; LAA = left atrial appendage; LPA = left pulmonary artery; LV = left ventricle; OS = oblique sinus; RA = right atrium; RPA = right pulmonary artery; TS = transverse sinus (red-dotted curve).