Not exact matches
The procedure involving the MitraClip device repairs a valve between the
upper and lower
chambers of the
left side
of the
heart, called the mitral valve.
Now, an interdisciplinary team
of scientists says it has found a new way to analyze blood flow through one
of the
heart's
upper blood collection
chambers — the
left atrium — which could lead to a better way to assess stroke risk in patients.
MMVD, also known as mitral valve prolapse, is a problem with the improper closure
of the mitral valve separating the
upper and lower
chambers of the
left side
of the
heart.
The mitral valve divides the lower and
upper left chambers of the
heart.
The
upper chambers of the
heart, known as the right and
left atria, receive blood in large vessels coming from the body and lungs.
The
left lower ventricle or
chamber is powerful and when the mitral valve fails at its job the
left ventricles can easily force some
of the blood backward back in the
left upper atrium or
chamber each time the
heart beats.
Made up
of four
chambers, the
heart's
upper half consists
of the right and
left atria, while the lower portion contains the right and
left ventricles.
X-rays and ultrasound images
of these animal's chest show a huge
heart — often with an enlarged
left upper chamber (atrium) and the lungs filled with fluid.