Blood flows through the right atrium into the right ventricle. The right ventricle pumps the blood to the lungs, where the blood releases waste gases and picks up oxygen. The newly oxygen-rich ...

The mitral valve is positioned between the heart’s left atrium and ventricle. It opens to allow blood to flow into the left ventricle and closes to prevent backflow into the left atrium.

I am 66 years old and an avid cyclist. Last winter, after we went for a long ride, I suddenly felt lightheaded and then fainted. My doctor ordered a series of heart scans that found slight mitral ...

The left-hand side pumps oxygenated blood around the body. Each side of the heart consists of an atrium and a ventricle which are two connected chambers. The atria (plural of atrium) are where the ...

The normal mitral valve permits unrestricted antegrade diastolic flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle (LV) and effectively seals off the atrium from the ventricle during LV systole ...

The Valley Hospital has successfully completed its first implant of the Evoque tricuspid valve replacement system.

Tricuspid atresia is a congenital anomaly in which the tricuspid valve is absent and the right ventricle is small (hypoplastic). The normal connection between the right atrium and the right ...

The left-hand side pumps oxygenated blood around the body. Each side of the heart consists of an atrium and a ventricle which are two connected chambers. The atria (plural of atrium) are where the ...