Great Mitral Valve Prolapse Diagram For Dave
Posted By Adam Pick On April 29, 2008 @ 8:37 am In Diagnosis | No Comments
I just received a follow-up question from Dave regarding my earlier blog about [1] heart valve prolapse. The question reads, “Do you have a better mitral valve prolapse diagram? I still don’t understand the physical problems with a prolapse.”
Thanks for the question Dave! To help you, I just searched the web and found a pretty good diagram that illustrates the key problem with a mitral valve prolapse. Here it is:
As you can see above, the valve leaflets do not seal properly (right image) which results in [2] heart valve leakage symptoms.
If you would like to see more images of the heart - simply click [3] anatomy of the heart valves.
I hope that helps! Keep on tickin!
[4] The Patient’s Guide To Heart Valve Surgery, a unique book which integrates the clinical facts of heart valve surgery with the personal experiences of an actual heart valve surgery patient.
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URLs in this post:
[1] heart valve prolapse: http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2008/04/27/heart-valve-prolapse/
[2] heart valve leakage symptoms: http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/leaking-heart-valve-symptoms.php
[3] anatomy of the heart valves: http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/anatomy-valve-problems-stenosis-regurgitation.php
[4] The Patient’s Guide To Heart Valve Surgery: http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-valve-surgery-book-download-guide.php
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