Mitral valve

Some people are born with abnormalities of their valves, may even be born with a murmur; those people are likely to need surveillance through their lives because those valves can deteriorate. Other people can acquire minor valve abnormalities, one instance would be due to endocarditis, and those people need ongoing surveillance during their lives. So those are givens, they should be following regular medical surveillance with their doctor and paying attention to their body. How do we address…

The echocardiogram of an individual with HCM can reveal asymmetric left ventricular hypertrophy, systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve, early closing followed by reopening of the aortic valve, a small and hypercontractile left ventricle, and delayed relaxation and filling of the left ventricle during diastole. A clinical diagnosis of HCM is confirmed when unexplained increased left ventricular wall thickness…

dyspnea on exertion are two common symptoms associated with mitral valve dysfunction. Many patients may not even show any signs and symptoms in the initial years except tiredness and fatigue. According to Shipton & Wahba, signs and symptoms of mitral dysfunctions include dyspnea on exertion, palpitations, orthopnea, chest discomfort, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, and eventually leading to signs of right-sided heart failure. Although, mitral dysfunctional may be asymptomatic to begin with,…

problems in older people, leading to stroke and/or heart failure. Risk factors include hypertension, previous ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attack or other thromboembolic event, coronary heart disease, diabetes mellitus, heart failure, and mitral valve disease (Holding et al., 2009). In addition to advanced age, patients that are obese, of the Caucasian race, or have a history of excessive alcohol use are at risk as well. Caucasians have a larger left atrial diameter than African…

have enough force to push blood blood through the aortic valve and through your body even though it is about half an inch thick. There are many different types of valves located in the heart. The tricuspid valve manages blood flow between the right atrium and the right ventricle. The pulmonary valve regulates blood flow from the right ventricle into the pulmonary arteries, which take blood to your lungs for oxygen. Next, the mitral valve allows oxygen-rich blood from your lungs to enter the…

as it travels to the right atrium. Then, from the lungs there are pulmonary veins that brings poor oxygenated blood to left atrium. Also our heart composed of valve called pulmonary valve to prevent our blood to flow back to our right ventricle as if went after it arrives from our pulmonary artery. There is another valve called tricuspid valve that prevents the poor oxygenated blood to flow back into our right atrium. The inferior vena cava is the part of our heart that brings poor oxygenated…

Ventilation and perfusion work together in the body to provide oxygen and dispose of carbon dioxide. Ventilation provides tissue and organs oxygen by the process of mechanical inspiration and exhalation of the lungs. This provides the alveoli within the lungs with oxygen, as well as the ability to expel waste products like carbon dioxide. Perfusion provides the tissues and organs with oxygen by the mechanism of diffusion between the pulmonary capillaries and alveoli. Ventilation Ventilation…

the atrium becomes higher than that of the right ventricle, the tricuspid valve opens and allows the blood to flow from high to low pressure. The valve then closes to ensure blood only flows in one direction (Tandy 2017). After oxygenation, the blood enters the left atrium via the pulmonary veins and fills it until the pressure inside the atrium is greater than that of the left ventricle. This then causes the mitral valve to open and then close again after the pressure in the ventricle becomes…

Ethical Issues in Medical Tourism From business to leisure purposes, traveling abroad has been increasing steadily, estimating that about 106 million people in the United States (US) traveled abroad for various purposes in 2015 (“Monthly Departures to International Destinations,” n.d.). A relatively new industry, medical tourism, has become one of the drivers that continues to increase the number of US residents to travel abroad. Medical tourism can be simply defined as traveling abroad for…

Marfan Syndrome is a disease causing effects to the heart, blood vessels, eyes, lungs, bones and joints. Other parts of the body which can be affected are the hands, chest, torso and the length or tallness. For those who play sports this disease can end their careers. Due to the pressure around the heart, lungs and blood vessels heavy activity is could lead to death. I chose this topic because I was tested for Marfan Syndrome due to large hands which are referred to as basket hands and for…