Your heart is meant to pump oxygen-rich blood and nutrients to organs and other parts around your body. The following figure demonstrates this. The Four Pumping Chambers of the Heart Veins carry blood lacking oxygen from the body to the heart’s right atrium. There, the blood comes to the right ventricle, which pumps this blood […]
Related Tests & Procedures Heart Valve Repair / Replacement Mitral Valve Repair / Replacement Damaged valves fail to open and close properly, forcing your heart to work harder. Over long periods of time, the extra effort this puts your heart through weakens the heart muscle, causing heart valve disease to develop. This can cause heart […]