It consists of four main chambers ... oxygen-rich blood to the rest of the body. The heart's structure also includes valves ...

Dear Reader: Mitral valve prolapse is a condition that interferes with the one-way flow of blood through two of the four chambers of the heart. As the name suggests, it involves a structure known ...

The left-hand side pumps oxygenated blood around the body. Each side of the heart consists of an atrium and a ventricle which are two connected chambers ... valves stop the back flow of blood ...

Cut the pericardium to expose the heart. Cut through the coracoid bar and pull back to fully open the pericardial cavity. Locate the vessels entering and leaving the heart and the 2 heart chambers - ...

Disease of the cardiac valves and other cardiac structures frequently results in abnormal, turbulent blood flow ... to the A2 heart sound, the murmur of pulmonic stenosis extends through the ...

Doctors use echocardiograms to help diagnose heart problems such as damaged heart tissue, chamber ... valves or holes in the heart’s walls and help doctors assess how the blood is traveling ...

In cardiac catheterization (cardiac cath), the cardiologist can examine the valves, arteries, and chambers ... like blood flow or glucose metabolism of the heart, Steiner explains.

The left-hand side pumps oxygenated blood around the body. Each side of the heart consists of an atrium and a ventricle which are two connected chambers ... valves stop the back flow of blood ...

Dear Reader: Mitral valve prolapse is a condition that interferes with the one-way flow of blood through two of the four chambers of the heart. As the name suggests, it involves a structure known as ...