Four Heart Valves - How Do They Open And Close?
A few days ago, I posted a blog about what normal heart valves look like.
Well... Here's a quick, interesting follow-up to that story about each of the four heart valves.
I was just on Youtube.com and came across a very neat video which shows each of the four heart valves opening and closing within during heartbeats - the aortic valve, the mitral valve, the tricuspid valve and the pulmonary valve.
Video available online at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKTghwENfmU
It's a pretty fascinating video that shows not one but each of the four heart valves, so I thought I would share the link.
I hope this helps better explain how the four heart valves open and close.
Keep on tickin!
Adam
Written by Adam Pick
Patient & Website Founder
Written by Adam Pick - Patient & Website Founder
Adam Pick is a heart valve patient and author of The Patient's Guide To Heart Valve Surgery. In 2006, Adam founded HeartValveSurgery.com to educate and empower patients. This award-winning website has helped over 10 million people fight heart valve disease. Adam has been featured by the American Heart Association and Medical News Today.
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