Art | Heart

The Heart

The Common Vein

Ashley Davidoff MD

Power of the Heart

The artistic rendition of the heart attempts to reveal the ambivalence in the shape of the heartars either a triangular structure or an oval on its side, and it seems to satisfy both shapes in this view. the right ventricle dominates the anterior view and the left ventricle peeks around the left border of the heart holding its power as its trump card behind the right ventricle.

Interior of the RV

The artistic rendition of the right atrium and right ventricle. The spatial relationship is best viewed conceptually by tacking the thumb of your right hand and placing it in the middle of the right atrium, and your palm will be aligned with the RVOT code heart cardiac anatomy normal SVC superior vena cava IVC inferior vena cava RA right atrium tricuspid valve right ventricle RVOT right ventricular outflow tract infundibulum conal septum moderator band pulmonary valve

Pulmonary Circulation

Artistic rendition of the Left Atrium

Bleeding Heart

The Coronary Tree

Chest of Fruit

This artistic rendition of the heart and lungs uses the shape of fruit and vegetables to create an image of the chest. The lungs are made of grapes, the pulmonary arteries are made of carrots, the ribs are made of banana peel and the heat is made of a red pepper. 02032p Courtesy Ashley Davidoff MD. accessory cardiac heart lung bone PA grape banana peel ribs Davidoff art

Heart in Green

Scaffolding of the Heart

The scaffolding of the heart can be represented by a cross, consisting of two upper smaller components, and two larger lower components. This is only a conceptual 2 dimensional and symmetrical model that will help you understand the structure of the chambers and how the vessels and nerves are arranged around the scaffolding. As the story unfolds the complexity of structure will unfold, but it is important to understand that underlying the complexity there is a simple infrastructure.

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Pulmonary Veins and Left Atrium

Water Bottle Heart

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Water Bottle Heart

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Acute MI

The Suffering LV Apex

The Circulation

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Valves in Purple

87268b06.33k.8s Cross section through the atrioventricular plane of the heart shows the tricuspid valve (TV), mitral valve (MV) in plane, the aortic valve (AoV) in close association with the mitra valve, and the pulmonary valve (PV). elevated and oriented toward the left The orientation of the coronary arteries in the horizontal plane and their course around the atrioventricular groove is demonstrated. The left main coronary artery arises fromt the left coronary cusp and gives rise to the LAD (left anterior descending artery) and circumflex which travels in the A-V groove around the mitral annulus, and the right coronary artery courses around the tricuspid annulus and gives rise to the PDA code heart cardiac valves mitral valve aortic valve tricuspid valve pulmonary valve MV AoV coronary arteries PDA posterior descending artery LAD left anterior descending artery RCA right coronary artery Cx circumflex TV PV anatomy normal Davidoff art Image modified from Grays anatomy 1918

Valves in Pink

87268b06.35k.8s 87268c06.8s Cross section through the atrioventricular plane of the heart shows the tricuspid valve (TV), mitral valve (MV) in plane, the aortic valve (AoV) in close association with the mitra valve, and the pulmonary valve (PV). elevated and oriented toward the left The orientation of the coronary arteries in the horizontal plane and their course around the atrioventricular groove is demonstrated. The left main coronary artery arises fromt the left coronary cusp and gives rise to the LAD (left anterior descending artery) and circumflex which travels in the A-V groove around the mitral annulus, and the right coronary artery courses around the tricuspid annulus and gives rise to the PDA code heart cardiac valves mitral valve aortic valve tricuspid valve pulmonary valve MV AoV coronary arteries PDA posterior descending artery LAD left anterior descending artery RCA right coronary artery Cx circumflex TV PV anatomy normal Davidoff art Image modified from Grays anatomy 1918

The Valves

87268b06.3k.8s Cross section through the atrioventricular plane of the heart shows the tricuspid valve (TV), mitral valve (MV) in plane, the aortic valve (AoV) in close association with the mitra valve, and the pulmonary valve (PV). elevated and oriented toward the left The orientation of the coronary arteries in the horizontal plane and their course around the atrioventricular groove is demonstrated. The left main coronary artery arises fromt the left coronary cusp and gives rise to the LAD (left anterior descending artery) and circumflex which travels in the A-V groove around the mitral annulus, and the right coronary artery courses around the tricuspid annulus and gives rise to the PDA code heart cardiac valves mitral valve aortic valve tricuspid valve pulmonary valve MV AoV coronary arteries PDA posterior descending artery LAD left anterior descending artery RCA right coronary artery Cx circumflex TV PV anatomy normal Davidoff art Image modified from Grays anatomy 1918

Carousel Heart

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Aortic Stenosis

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Imaging the Cardiopulmonary Team

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Pulmonary Circulation

The Normal Heart

The normal heart lies as a gracile structure in the middle of the chest and takes up about 25% of the chest volume.

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Left Atrial View of the Open Mitral Valve

Strings of the Heart

Anatomic image of the chordae affixing to the apex of the anterior leaflet of TV. The tip of the anterolateral papillary muscle can be seen at the bottom of the image. This muscle as previously noted is constant and characteristic of the RV. Courtesy of Ashley Davidoff M.D. 32097

Strings of the Heart From Above

The most beautiful feature of the LA (in my opinion of course) is its view of the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve through the annulus. To see the chordae and the sail of the anterior leaflet biphasically flap-flapping must be a sight to behold. Courtesy of Ashley Davidoff M.D. code cardiac heart normal MV mitral valve anatomy 32106

Climb into the Heart and Take a Look at the Mitral Valve from Above

If you put your head close to entrance into the

LV you will be faced with this breath taking view of the anterior leaflet of the MV with its attached chordae.

Maid of the Mist in the Mitral Valve

Lean a little more forward and the sound you will hear is similar to the sounds of the Maid of the Mist in the middle of Niagara Falls. In addition, you will see how the glistening fibers of the chordae are attached to the papillary muscles of the left ventricle.

Lobster Circulation

The heart of the lobster has been injected with contrast and the circulation filled with contrast revealing head to toe vasculature