1 Thoracic Wall

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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…

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16 The Mitral Valve

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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…

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15 Pulmonary Valve

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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…

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14 The Aortic Valve

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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,…

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17 The Tricuspid Valve Apparatus

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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…

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7 Pulmonary and Systemic Veins

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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…

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10 Diaphragm

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Ashley Prosper and Farhood Saremi 10 Diaphragm Introduction The diaphragm is a musculotendinous dome-shaped sheet between the thoracic and abdominal cavities. More than just a geographical boundary between the thoracic…

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11 Breast Anatomy

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Sandy C. Lee 11 Breast Anatomy Introduction Understanding breast anatomy is important to recognizing the disease processes that may occur within the breast. Mammary glands are unique to mammals and…

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