Toggle Main Menu Toggle Search

Open Access padlockePrints

Assessment of the anatomical variation to be found in the normal tricuspid valve

Lookup NU author(s): Professor Bob Anderson

Downloads

Full text for this publication is not currently held within this repository. Alternative links are provided below where available.


Abstract

The normal tricuspid valve is tri-leaflet, supported by tendinous cords, which are themselves supported by papillary muscles. There can be marked variation in the anatomy of the normal tricuspid valve, which must be understood to differentiate it from pathological malformations. The tricuspid valve of 100 normal heart specimens was examined. The three leaflets of the tricuspid valve, along with the papillary muscles supporting the zones of apposition were identified, and details of the anatomy recorded and analyzed. All three leaflets were identified in all 100 hearts. The septal leaflet had tendinous cord attachments in 93 specimens to the ventricular septum. The medial papillary muscle had a single head in the majority of specimens, supporting the zone of apposition with the antero-superior leaflet in 97 specimens. The anterior papillary muscle attached to the mid-portion of the antero-superior leaflet in 62 specimens, and supplied the zone of apposition between the antero-superior and inferior leaflets in 81 specimens. There were rough zone cord attachments to the antero-superior leaflets in all specimens. The inferior leaflet had basal cord attachments in 87 specimens, with attachments to multiple small muscular heads in 37 specimens. The inferior papillary muscle was well formed in only 58 specimens. Although certain features are relatively constant, multiple variations in the normal tricuspid valve have been identified. Knowledge of these normal variations is necessary in understanding the function of this complex valve apparatus, along with the potential for pathology. Clin. Anat. 29:399-407, 2016. (c) 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.


Publication metadata

Author(s): Tretter JT, Sarwark AE, Anderson RH, Spicer DE

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Clinical Anatomy

Year: 2016

Volume: 29

Issue: 3

Pages: 399-407

Print publication date: 01/04/2016

Online publication date: 17/03/2016

Acceptance date: 26/06/2015

ISSN (print): 0897-3806

ISSN (electronic): 1098-2353

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ca.22591

DOI: 10.1002/ca.22591


Altmetrics

Altmetrics provided by Altmetric


Share