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Louise

Thank you from the bottom of my mended heart!! ”
Jennifer B. Florida

It's not easy to find out at 30 yrs old that you need open heart surgery but thanks to you and your team I had the best experience possible at Mount Sinai. ”
Frank G. New York

Dr. Adams, you are the first doctor I have ever met that said exactly what I say to my patients, and that is “you'll do for me what you yourself would want done if this were you”. ”
Paul K. New Jersey

I cannot say THANK YOU enough times but I'll say until you and Dr. Ani are tired of hearing it! ”
Chris P. California

The true test has been how well I was able get back to the active life that I hoped awaited me back in California. I am happy to relate that I am back to my bicycling again on the challenging, steep mountain roads that lie just outside my door. ”
Mitral Valve Function

Interactive 3D heart tourThe heart is a muscular structure with four chambers including two atria, which are the filling chambers and two ventricles, which are the pumping chambers. The venous blood is drained from the body to the right chambers of the heart, then oxygenated in the lungs and ejected to the entire body by the left chambers of the heart.The human heart has four valves (flaps made of...
Leaflets

Interactive simulation of the normal mitral valve.The mitral valve has two leaflets. The anterior leaflet has a semi-circular shape and attaches to two fifths of the annular circumference. There is continuity between the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve and the left and non-coronary cusp of the neighboring aortic valve, referred to as the aortic-mitral curtain. These two components of the aort...
Commissures

3D interactive simulation of a normal mitral valve. Anatomy of the anterior and posterior commissure of the mitral valve.*The commissures define a distinct area where the anterior and posterior leaflets come together at their insertion into the annulus. Sometimes the commissures exist as well defined leaflet segments, but more often this area is a subtle structure, and can be identified using two...
Las Comisuras

Figure 2: Anatomy of the anterior and posterior commissure of the mitral valve.*Las comisuras definen el area donde el velo posterior y el velo anteriro se unen a nivel de su insercion en el anillo. Las comisuras pueden ser consideradas como segmentos velares bien definidos, identificadas gracias a dos puntos de referencia: el axis del musculo papilar correpsondiente y las cuerdas comisurales, las...
Zone of Coaptation

Interactive simulation of the normal mitral valve. Zone of coaptation (atrial view and cross section).*On the atrial surface of the leaflets exist two zones, one peripheral smooth or body zone and one central rough or coaptation zone, which is irregular and thicker due to the numerous chordae attached to its ventricular side. The gently curved coaptation line between the two leaflets evident fro...

Mitral Valve Repair Center

at The Mount Sinai Hospital

Louise

Jennifer B. Florida

Frank G. New York

Paul K. New Jersey

Chris P. California

Mitral Valve Function

Leaflets

Commissures

Las Comisuras

Zone of Coaptation