Beginning with an overview of surgical approaches to the heart, the book goes on to discuss the surgical anatomy of the cardiac chambers, the valves, and the circulation and conduction system within ...

We can see if there is valve disease, heart abnormalities, heart tumors, clots in the heart -- anything to do with anatomy and function. All the other tests can show parts of that, but MRI ...

Innoventric's Trillium, now in clinical trials, is implanted in a 10-minute procedure under sedation to treat a leak in the ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD The aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body, carrying oxygen-rich blood from the heart to every organ and tissue. It begins at the left ventricle, ...

Last. Know what a healthy beat sounds like? Lub-dub. That the valves inside the heart closing. But your amazing ticker is always open for business, pumping blood 24/7. So take great care of it.

The septum separates the right-hand and left-hand side of the heart. The tricuspid valve is located between the right atrium and right ventricle and opens due to a build-up of pressure in the ...

By Benjamin Mueller For decades, people with failing heart valves who nevertheless felt all right would walk out of the cardiologist’s office with the same “wait and see” treatment plan ...

As a long-time leader in heart valve care, UCLA has an international ... to details of each and every patient's condition, anatomy and circumstances, so that we can offer the right and the ...