Abstract
The heart is a midline structure which is located in the middle, superior, and posterior regions of the mediastinum. Although it is a midline structure of the apex of the heart, normally it is positioned to the left of the midline (Fig. 2.1).
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- Pulmonary veins
- Coronary sinus
- Sinusoidal veins
- Superior vena cava
- Inferior vena cava
- Right atrium
- Left atrium
- Fossil ovalis
- Crista terminalis
- Appendage
- Atrioventricular valves
- Tricuspid valve
- Mitral valve
- Atrioventricular septum
- Right ventricle
- Left ventricle
- Semilunar valves
- Pulmonary valve
- Aortic valve
- Pulmonary artery
- Aorta
- Coronary arteries
- Sinus node
- Atrioventricular node
- His-Purkinje system
- Murmur
- First heart sound
- Second heart sound
- Third heart sound
- Ductus arteriosus
- Sinuses of Valsalva
- Electrocardiogram
- ECG
- Echocardiogram
- Cardiac catheterization
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Driscoll, D.J. (2016). Normal Cardiac Anatomy and Clinical Evaluation. In: Rickert-Sperling, S., Kelly, R., Driscoll, D. (eds) Congenital Heart Diseases: The Broken Heart. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1883-2_2
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