the left heart is the largest side of the heart.
the left heart is the largest side of the heart.
which side of the heart is the largest?
the left heart
hypoplasia can affect the heart, typically resulting in the underdevelopment of the right ventricle or the left ventricle. this causes only one side of the heart to be capable of pumping blood to the body and lungs effectively. hypoplasia of the heart is rare but is the most serious form of chd. it is called hypoplastic left heart syndrome when it affects the left side of the heart and hypoplastic right heart syndrome when it affects the right side of the heart. in both conditions, the presence of a patent ductus arteriosus (and, when hypoplasia affects the right side of the heart, a patent foramen ovale) is vital to the infant's ability to survive until emergency heart surgery can be performed, since without these pathways blood cannot circulate to the body (or lungs, depending on which side of the heart is defective). hypoplasia of the heart is generally a cyanotic heart defect.
congenital heart defect
bullet::::- baker scientists have developed a one-hour mitral valve (the heart's largest valve) repair device. it is implanted in a one-hour day surgery procedure which previously required open-heart surgery. baker idi scientist, dr david kaye, and his team have invented a device that fixes a leaking valve in the heart. the mitral valve controls the blood flow from the lungs back into the left side of the heart, to be pumped back out through the rest of the body. this valve often leaks in patients with heart failure, so-called mitral regurgitation. when the heart enlarges, which is a characteristic feature of heart failure, the left ventricle enlarges and makes this valve function abnormally. blood goes back into the lungs and that in fact is one of the causes of the symptoms of breathlessness and waking up in the night short of breath. it contributes to heart failure being a progressive disease, one in which the heart continually gets worse. the device is placed in the heart using a catheter-based system. a thin metal wire made of a special medical-grade alloy tightens up this valve, putting a little ring around it from the outside, which improves the function of the mitral valve and reduces regurgitation.
baker heart and diabetes institute