What Do Normal Heart Valves Look Like?
Posted By Adam Pick On March 21, 2008 @ 10:02 am In Pictures | 2 Comments
Ever wonder, “What does a normal heart valve look like?”
I did.
So, I thought you might want to know what I learned before I went into my [1] aortic valve replacement surgery.
First, you have to know that all heart valves do not look the same. As you can see in the [2] bicuspid valve only has two leaflets while all the other valves have three leaflets.
Here are some images that show how a normal heart valve functions in the heart:
I hope that helps answer the question, “What do normal heart valves look like?“
Keep on tickin!
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URLs in this post:
[1] aortic valve replacement: http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/aortic-valve-replacement-surgery.php
[2] bicuspid valve: http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/bicuspid-aortic-valve-symptoms.php
[3] To learn more about Adam’s heart valve surgery book, click here: http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-valve-surgery-book-download-guide.php
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