Farhood Saremi 18 Coronary Arteries and Myocardial Perfusion Introduction Knowledge of gross anatomy and microcirculation of the coronary arterial system is important not only to address the spatial location of…
Shumpei Mori, Diane E. Spicer, and Robert H. Anderson 13 Atrioventricular Septal Region Introduction The anatomy of the base of the ventricular mass is markedly complex. Several important structures, including…
Farhood Saremi 20 The Pericardium Introduction The lungs and the heart reside in separate compartments within the thoracic cavity. The lobes of the lung are located in two pleural cavities…
Farhood Saremi and Damián Sánchez-Quintana 1 Thoracic Wall Introduction The thoracic (chest) wall is composed of the rib cage, inner and outer muscles, vessels, lymphatics, fascia, and skin. The rib…
Francesco F. Faletra, Horia Muresian, Damián Sánchez-Quintana, and Farhood Saremi 16 The Mitral Valve Introduction Over the last two decades, echocardiography (two- and three-dimensional [2D and 3D] transthoracic [TTE] and…
Hiro Kiyosue, Miyuki Maruno, and Norio Hongo 8 Thoracic Aorta and Major Branches Anatomy The aorta is the largest artery originating at the upper part of the left ventricle. It…
Farhood Saremi 15 Pulmonary Valve Introduction Knowledge of pulmonary valve and root anatomy is useful in understanding the spectrum of complicated conotruncal anomalies that arise from abnormal formation of the…
Francesco F. Faletra and Farhood Saremi 14 The Aortic Valve Introduction The aortic valve is a complex structure, which consists of different highly specialized components that interact with each other,…
Farhood Saremi 17 The Tricuspid Valve Apparatus Introduction The tricuspid valve (TV) plays an important role in many pathological states and its abnormality may directly or indirectly influence the morbidity…
Farhood Saremi 7 Pulmonary and Systemic Veins Introduction Intrathoracic veins can be categorized into the systemic and pulmonary veins (PVs). The systemic veins return deoxygenated blood into the right atrium…