Diagram Of The Mitral Valve

Sectional anatomy of the mitral valve.

Diagram of the mitral valve. Guarding the inlet to the left ven tricle the mitral valve prevents backow to the left atrium during ventricular. Considering the two pictures above i guess according to the cliche i just saved myself 2000 words. The valve can be demonstrated in each of the orthogonal planes of the left ventricle as well as in the orthogonal planes of the body. Heart200288suppl iviv5iv10 according to walmsley1 it was andreas vesalius who sug gested the picturesque term mitralto describe the left atrioventricular valve owing to its resemblance to a plan view of the bishops mitre.

It is on the left side of the heart and allows the blood to flow from the left atrium into the left ventricle. Top view of the human heart diagram. This makes the heart work harder to move blood causing an enlarged heart. Here in the second diagram you can see a top down view of a mitral valve prolapse.

Mitral valve regurgitation refers to extra blood flowing backward through the mitral valve and into the left atrium. The mitral valve is also called the bicuspid valve because it contains two leaflets or cusps. Cardiac morphology unit royal brompton and harefield nhs foundation trust and imperial college london sydney street london sw3 6ly uk corresponding author. The mitral valve and the tricuspid valve are known collectively as the atrioventricular valves because they lie between the atria and the ventricles of the heart.

The mitral valve m a t r el also known as the bicuspid valve or left atrioventricular valve is a valve with two flaps in the heart that lies between the left atrium and the left ventricle. 44 20 7351 8230 email. 2 and 3 dimensional echocardiography is ideally suited to. This review details the normal anatomy histology and function of the main mitral valve apparatus components 1 mitral annulus 2 mitral valve leaflets 3 chordae tendineae and 4 papillary muscles.

Anatomy of the mitral valve. The mitral valve apparatus is a complex threedimensional functional unit that is critical to unidirectional heart pump function. Here is a human heart diagram showing a top view of the heart as if you were looking down on the heart. Since the mitral valve is a complex with a unique arrangement of its component parts within the left ventricle cross sectional imaging techniques including four dimensional echocardiography allow it to be visualised in its entirety by building up whole series of planes.

44 20 7351 8231 fax. As shown below this human heart diagram clearly illustrates the valves of the heart. Understanding the mitral valve complex in mitral regurgitation karen p.