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Anatomy of the Mitral Valve

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

The post Anatomy of the Mitral Valve appeared first on All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders. The mitral valve complex consists of the mitral annulus, mitral valve leaflets, the chordae tendineae and the papillary muscles. The mitral leaflets are the anterior and posterior leaflets.

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Case Report: 3D imaging-assisted minimally-invasive hybrid closure surgery of a complex coronary artery fistulas

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

However, treating CAFs with complex anatomy, such as tortuous vessels, presents a significant challenge, particularly in young children. Coronary artery fistulas (CAFs) are rare congenital heart defects that are typically managed through interventional closure, traditional surgery, or minimally invasive hybrid closure surgery.

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Attitudinal Anatomy

HeartRhythm

I am writing with regard to the recent article How to best describe the location of the substrates for abnormal cardiac rhythms by Anderson et al1 and the accompanying Note from the Editors.2

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Atrial arrhythmia and heart failure in congenital heart disease: a pas de deux with consequences

Heart BMJ

1 Factors related to congenital heart disease, such as underlying anatomy, surgical repair technique and scars, can all be considered as AA substrates. In adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD patients), atrial arrhythmias (AA) and heart failure (HF) are common.

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Abstract WP205: Association Between Bovine Aortic Arch Anatomy and Carotid Artery Stenosis

Stroke Journal

CTAs were reviewed to assess the carotid stenosis and the anatomy of the aortic arch. Unlimited propensity score matching was performed to balance baseline characteristics between patients with bovine and normal anatomies. Among the 65 patients included, 47 (74.6%) were male, with a median age of 70 [IQR:65.0-76.0]

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Management of bicuspid aortic valve disease in the transcatheter aortic valve implantation era

Heart BMJ

In an era of rapidly expanding use of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), the management of patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) disease is far less well established than in those with trileaflet anatomy.

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The Bizarre History of the Human Heart

Med Page Today

Mike" on social media -- gives a history lesson on the heart, including cultural depictions and the evolution of our understanding of anatomy. (MedPage Today) -- In this video, Mikhail Varshavski, DO -- who goes by "Dr. Following is a.

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