Right atrium
The upper right chamber of the heart that receives deoxygenated blood from the body through the vena cava and pumps it into the right ventricle...
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Right coronary artery
Also RCA. One of the main coronary arteries that supplies blood to the right ventricle, the right atrium, and the SA (sinoatrial) and AV (atrioventricular)...
Right ventricle
The lower right chamber of the heart that receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium and pumps it under low pressure into the lungs via...
Sinus node
Also sinoatrial node (SA node). A cluster of cells that are situated in the upper part of the wall of the right atrium, where the...
Superior vena cava
A large vein that receives blood from the head, neck, upper extremities, and thorax and delivers it to the right atrium of the heart....
Syndrome
A typical constellation of physical and laboratory findings that may be seen as part of a primary disease process. A syndrome does not refer to...
TAVI
Short for Transcatheter aortic valve implantation....
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation
A minimally invasive surgical procedure that repairs the aortic valve, using a trans-apical or a trans-femoral approach, without removing it. Instead, it wedges a replacement...
Tricuspid valve
The first heart valve that blood encounters as it enters the heart. The tricuspid valve stands between the right atrium and the right ventricle, and...
Ventricle
Ventricle: Any small cavity within a body; a hollow part or organ. The cardiac ventricles constitute the heart’s main pumps. The right ventricle pumps blood...