Preoperative Posteroanterior Film of the Chest (Left) in a Seventy-two-Year-Old Patient with Ruptured Chordae Tendineae after Posteromedial Papillary-Muscle Infarction (the Left Ventricle is ...

The electrical measurements on the electrocardiogram can often mislead physicians in diagnosing the heart condition left ventricular hypertrophy, causing other screening tests to be ordered before ...

When a person’s left ventricle contracts, the chordae and papillary muscles help keep the mitral valve closed. This prevents the valve from prolapsing into the left atrium.

The new classification of atrial and ventricular secondary tricuspid regurgitation based on valvular and ventricular morphologic features is supported by the differences in surgical annuloplasty ...

Particularly the left ventricle, which has to withstand intense pressure differences, is under the greatest strain. As a result, people often suffer from valve failure or impairment of the muscle ...

Functional mitral valve regurgitation occurs when the left atrium or left ventricle dilates, causing the mitral valve annulus to also dilate and prevent the mitral valve leaflets from properly ...

Management Left ventricular endocardiectomy with mobilization of the chordae tendineae, mitral valve repair, tricuspid annuloplasty, and left atrial resection. You have full access to this article ...

The mitral valve, also known as the bicuspid valve, helps move blood from the left atrium to the left ventricle. We’ll go over its location, function, and anatomy. You’ll also learn about the ...

Primary mitral regurgitation results from actual disease of the mitral valve apparatus. The mitral valve leaflets, annulus, papillary muscles and chordae tendinae must interact properly for the ...