Mitral valve
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The mitral valve, also known as the bicuspid valve or left atrioventricular valve, is one of the four heart valves. It has two cusps or flaps and lies between the left atrium and the left ventricle of
Operative view of the mitral valve with a chordal rupture "fail" of the anterior leaflet
The left side of the heart. The mitral valve, as well as the chordae tendinae are visible as white strings. These connect to the papillary muscles visible attaching to the muscular ventricle.
Mitral valve, viewed in a cadaver specimen from within the left atrium.
Atrium (heart)
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The atrium is one of the two upper chambers in the heart that receives blood from the circulatory system. The blood in the atria is pumped into the heart ventricles through the atrioventricular mitral
Right heart anatomy, right ventricle seen on right of illustration
CT scan of the chest showing a thrombus in the left atrial appendage (left: axial plane, right: coronal plane)