the surgeon cuts the diseased valve away from the valve annulus (outer ring). The annulus is sized so that the proper size of valve can be selected for the patient's anatomy. Sutures are applied around the valve annulus, the valve is sutured into place
Mitral stenosis is the medical term meaning narrowing of the mitral valve.
The mitral and bicuspid valves are the same thing.
Mitral valve
The Mitral valve.
Mitral Valve
The medical term for backflow of blood through the mitral valve is mitral regurgitation.
Heart attacks that damage the structures that support the mitral valve are a common cause of mitral valve insufficiency. Myxomatous degeneration can cause a "floppy" mitral valve that leaks.
The mitral valve is closed when the left ventricle is contracting.
The bicuspid valve is also known as the mitral valve or the left atrioventricular valve.
Mitral stenosis is the medical term meaning narrowing of the mitral valve.
The left atrioventricular valve is also known as the mitral valve.
Mitral valve
Mitral stenosis
Twice as many women as men are affected by mitral valve stenosis. About 60% of patients with mitral valve stenosis have had rheumatic fever.
The mitral and bicuspid valves are the same thing.
Mitral valve
The Mitral valve.