| left atrium |
The upper (or "priming") pumping chamber on the left side of the heart. The left atrium sits above the mitral valve and gently forces blood across the mitral valve into the left ventricle. This actions "primes" the lower pumping chamber to improve efficiency. At the same time, the left atrium provides a temporary storage site for blood returning from the lungs during the time that the left ventricle is actually squeezing.
출처: www.cardioassoc.com/patient_pgs/glossary.asp
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| left ventricle |
The main pumping chamber of the heart. Oxygen-rich blood is pumped out of the left ventricle during a heart contraction and ejected into the aorta for distribution throughout the body.
출처: www.cardioassoc.com/patient_pgs/glossary.asp
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| left |
adverb - Opposite of right; movement in the negative x direction. In realmspace, represented by the vector <-1,0,0>. See right for the description of the turning directions in realmspace. See the chart under direction.
출처: tetraspace.alkaline.org/glossary.htm
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| left ventricular hypertrophy |
Thickening of the heart's lower left chamber. LVH is often caused by high blood pressure, valvular disease, or coronary artery disease. In certain cases, LVH can be controlled or improved with medication and close follow-up.
출처: www.anemia.org/patients/glossary/
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| left ventricle |
The largest chamber of the heart which is responsible for pumping blood throughout the body.
출처: www.cypherusa.com/cypher-j2ee/cypherjsp/global/glo...
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