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Mitral Valve Anatomy and Morphology: Relevance to Mitral Valve Replacement and Valve Reconstruction
Author(s) -
RijkZwikker Gerda L.,
Delemarre Ben J.,
Huysmans Hans A.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.1994.tb00938.x
Subject(s) - medicine , mitral valve , anatomy , mitral valve replacement , mitral annulus , cardiology , blood pressure , diastole
A bstract An endoscope was used to study the anatomy and morphology of the native mitral valve inside an isolated pig heart working under physiological conditions. Annulus motion, valve leaflet function, and the anatomy of the chords and branching pattern are described. Anatomical and functional details relevant to mitral valve reconstruction and valve replacement are outlined. Because of the similarity with the human heart, we have assumed that the observations made in the pig heart also apply to humans. ( J Card Surg 1994;9[Suppl]:255–261 )