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30 paź 2023 · In reference to the heart, the right pulmonary veins pass behind the right atrium and superior vena cava return, and the left pulmonary veins pass in front of the descending thoracic aorta. Finally, the bronchus is located behind the pulmonary artery.
- Pulmonary Embolism
Figure 5. Clot removed from pulmonary trunk and arteries. He...
- Lung Disease
Patients usually complain of shortness of breath on exertion...
- Alveoli
Histological slides illustrating type I pneumocytes (left)...
- Pulmonary Trunk
Pulmonary trunk (Truncus pulmonalis) The pulmonary trunk is...
- Internal Jugular Veins
The JVP is usually assessed on the right side of the...
- Heart Valves
Understanding heart valves anatomy is important in grasping...
- Ventricles of the Heart
The outer surface of the heart is marked by depressions...
- Superior Vena Cava
Superior vena cava (Vena cava superior) The superior vena...
- Pulmonary Embolism
Your right and left pulmonary arteries lead to your right lung and left lung, respectively. You may hear your healthcare provider call your pulmonary artery a “great vessel.” That’s because researchers consider your main pulmonary artery to be one of the great vessels of the heart.
28 cze 2023 · The right pulmonary artery wedges in the aortic arch, behind the ascending aorta and in front of the descending aorta. The left pulmonary artery extends near the left side of the aorta. These vessels go through the connective tissue covering around the heart (pericardium ).
The pulmonary arteries are blood vessels that carry systemic venous blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the microcirculation of the lungs. Unlike in other organs where arteries supply oxygenated blood, the blood carried by the pulmonary arteries is deoxygenated, as it is venous blood returning to the heart.
24 lip 2023 · The right and left pulmonary arteries specifically provide blood flow to their respective lungs and further subdivide into the lobar, segmental, and sub-segmental arteries of the lungs before eventually becoming capillaries surrounded by alveoli.
29 kwi 2022 · Several new and evolving imaging modalities interrogate the right heart and pulmonary circulation with greater diagnostic precision. Echocardiographic approaches such as speckle-tracking and 3-dimensional imaging provide detailed assessments of regional systolic and diastolic function and volumetric assessments.
19 wrz 2022 · Increased pulmonary venous pressure can lead to capillary remodeling and elevated capillary permeability, causing fluid leakage into the lung bases. The most common cause of this is congestive heart failure due to left heart dysfunction and volume overload.
