Tricuspid valve

pulmonary vascular markings are usually present. ECG reveals atrial enlargement, right ventricular hypertrophy, and an incomplete right bundle branch blood are observed. Echocardiogram shows dilation of the ventricles, septal defects and details of valve malformation, while cardiac catheterization shows increased oxygen in the right atrium and a higher pressure in the right ventricle and/or pulmonary artery (Ball & Bindler, 2008). Furthermore, UMMC (2016) stated that an ultrasound of the heart…

nutrients to cells and removing carbon dioxide and waste from the cells (Anatomy of the Heart, 2015). The blood is moved away from the heart through arteries, arterioles, and capillaries. It is carried back to the heart by venules and veins. The tricuspid valve controls blood…

Introduction The human heart contains various parts. All the parts work together to perform different functions. Some of the functions include contraction, relaxation, receiving, distributing, opening and closing of valves. It is important for the various parts to work together for us to be able to breathe and perform our daily activities. Imagine when one part has a malfunction, how it could affect the others and the human body as a whole. In addition, science and medicine has worked so hard…

This failure is due to the progressive thickening and lengthening of the leaflets that compose the mitral valve causing them to bulge (prolapse) upward into the left atrium. This prolapse can allow blood to backflow into the atrium (regurgitation). MVP is most commonly caused by abnormally stretchy valve leaflets and will affect approximately 2% of the general population. Individuals with MVP are often asymptomatic but can sometimes face life-threatening…

blood that has O2 in it away from the heart under high pressure with a small diameter and it has thick muscular walls, and veins take the blood back to the heart under low pressure it has a medium thickness to it and a large diameter because it has valves to stop the blood flowing backwards. Capillaries is one cell thick so it can take the blood to and from the muscle tissue. Small arteries branch into even smaller vessels which are called arterioles, which channels the blood flow into…

chambers or “rooms”. The atria, are the two upper chambers that collect blood as it flows into the heart, and the ventricles are the two lower chambers that pump blood out of the heart to the lungs or other parts of the body. It has four valves, the tricuspid valves is in the right side of the heart, between the right atrium and the…

Out of the many cardiovascular diseases that exist today, Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) is the most common. CHF is the failure of the heart to distribute adequate blood supply back to the body through the heart. The heart muscle is weakened and is no longer able to pump blood back through the heart and often becomes enlarged due to the workload it must take on. When the heart begins to fail, the lungs also tend to suffer. The lungs can fill with blood; which is known as pulmonary congestion.…

anti-biotics) if the infection gets bad small bits of infected material attach itself to the pacemaker wires spreading to the valves. If this happens the device must be removed. On rare occasion the pacemaker can damage the heart. As the wire is being moved from the right atrium through to the right ventricle, the wire could accidently hit the tricuspid valve resulting in the valve leaking. If it is hit, blood could accumulate stopping the heart from beating normally. This is known as cardiac…

interatrial septum and the interventricular septum divides the right and left ventricles. There are atrial-ventricular junctions that differentiate between the atriums and ventricles which contains atrioventricular valves. These valves, known as the tricuspid valve on the right side and mitral valve on the left side, are present to prevent backflow from the ventricles into the atrium. Three veins are connected to the right atrium – the superior vena cava, the inferior vena cava, and the coronary…

Well Today officially marks my 1 year surgversary (aka the day I had my surgery). In honor of this special day Here's a story of how everything happened. I was diagnosed at around the age of 6? With mitral valve prolapse (aka my valves weren't closing properly). I was also born with pectus excavatum (aka my rib cage sunk in). I continued living with these issues for the next 22 years. I went from doctor to doctor ,appointment to appointment. Did test after test. I was removed from PE every…