Blood flows through the left atrium into the left ventricle. The left ventricle pumps the oxygen-rich blood to all parts of the body. Do right and left seem backward? That's because you're looking ...

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.

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 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 ...

Diastolic dysfunction occurs when the left ventricular myocardium is non-compliant and not able to accept blood return in a normal fashion from the left atrium. This can be a normal physiologic ...

then to the left and right bundle branches, and finally to the ventricular muscle. Abnormalities can occur anywhere on that route; patients can be born with additional connections between the atrium ...

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 ...