Watch a watermelon wrapped in rubber bands explode in slow-motion. (CBS News) Have you ever wondered if you could cause a watermelon to explode by wrapping a ton of rubber bands around it? And have you additionally wondered what that explosion would end up looking like in super slow-motion? The answer to both questions is probably not, but it's very cool to watch happen anyways.
The valves keep blood moving through the heart in the right direction. The mitral valve and tricuspid valve are located between the between the atria (upper heart chambers) and the ventricles (lower heart chambers).
Clots that develop on the right side of the heart may travel to the lungs, a dangerous condition called a pulmonary embolism. Heart murmur: For people who have an enlarged heart, two of the heart's four valves â the mitral and tricuspid valves â may not close properly because they become dilated, leading to a backflow of blood.