The Morphologic Study of the Tricuspid Valve Complex in Korean Adult Hearts.
10.11637/kjpa.1990.3.2.105
- Author:
Kyu Seok LEE
;
Hyoung Woo PARK
;
Joong Hwan OH
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Adult*;
Chordae Tendineae;
Heart*;
Humans;
Papillary Muscles;
Pectinidae;
Tricuspid Valve*
- From:Korean Journal of Physical Anthropology
1990;3(2):105-113
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The tricuspid valve is not a simple but a complex structure, tricuspid valve complex. This complex is composed of tricuspid orifice, annulus, valve leaflet, chordae tendineae and papillary muscles. There are flew articles about these structures. The authors studied tricuspid valve complex in 53 cases of normal korean adults, such as circumference of tricuspid annulus, the maximum diameter of the tricuspid orifice, height and breadth of the cusps, including commissures, the ratio of rough to clear zone, the number of scallops of posterior cusp, the number, length and pattern of arrangement of the several types of chordae, the number and morphological characteristics of papillary muscles.