THE chordae tendineae serve an essential anchoring function in the mechanics of mitral-valve closure during ... infarction of the posteromedial papillary muscle associated with a small inferior ...

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When the heart muscle relaxes, the mitral valve opens. This lets blood move from the upper chamber of the heart, or left atrium, into the lower chamber, or left ventricle. This is the chamber that ...

I am 66 years old and an avid cyclist. Last winter, after we went for a long ride, I suddenly felt lightheaded and then ...

I am 66 years old and an avid cyclist. Last winter, after we went for a long ride, I suddenly felt lightheaded and then fainted. My doctor ordered ...

while demand for blood could surge, a new study has found. Climate change might impact the supply and demand chain when it comes to blood transfusions, a new study has found. Researchers from ...

These valves ensure that blood keeps flowing in the right direction. It is the coordinated action of the valves opening and closing that creates our heartbeat. The mitral valve separates the two left ...

Professor McClean said: “The promise here is an unlimited supply of blood, so that we no longer have to rely on blood donations, which of course are a wonderful act on the part of the donors but ...

The NHS has issued an urgent alert and warned 'we must act now' over fears of 'critical' blood supply levels in the coming months. Dwindling supplies of donated blood could soon push supply to ...