The tricuspid Heart valve has anterior, posterior, and septal cusps; and the mitral Heart valve has just anterior and posterior cusps.
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11 Facts About Heart valve
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Mitral Heart valve is called the bicuspid Heart valve because it contains two leaflets or cusps.
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The mitral Heart valve gets its name from the resemblance to a bishop's mitre .
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Tricuspid valve has three leaflets or cusps and is on the right side of the heart.
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Aortic Heart valve, which has three cusps, lies between the left ventricle and the aorta.
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The closure of the aortic valve contributes the A2 component of the second heart sound.
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The closure of the pulmonary valve contributes the P2 component of the second heart sound.
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Valvular heart disease is a general term referring to dysfunction of the valves, and is primarily in two forms, either regurgitation, where a dysfunctional valve lets blood flow in the wrong direction, or stenosis, when a valve is narrow.
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Regurgitation occurs when a Heart valve becomes insufficient and malfunctions, allowing some blood to flow in the wrong direction.
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Stenosis of the mitral Heart valve is a common complication of rheumatic fever.
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Ebstein's anomaly is the displacement of the septal leaflet of the tricuspid Heart valve causing a larger atrium and a smaller ventricle than normal.
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