Cystic dilatation of the fifth ventricle on its own is an extremely rare pathological event in adults whose pathogenesis is uncertain. The authors describe a personal case of ‘fifth ventricle’ and ...

Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) are extra heartbeats that start in the lower part of the heart. Up to 75% of people experience PVCs without symptoms, and they’re usually no cause for concern ...

Right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH) is a heart disorder characterized by thickening of the walls of the right ventricle. It can be caused by excessive stress on the right ventricle. Only one section ...

Normally, the aorta (i.e., the main artery transporting blood from our heart to the rest of our body) originates from the left ventricle, while the pulmonary artery, which carries blood from the heart ...

During embryonic development, the right ventricle is formed from the secondary heart field into a crescent-shaped, thin-walled structure. 6 It is the most anterior heart chamber, sitting just beneath ...

The third ventricle is one of the four ventricles in the brain that communicate with one another. As with the other ventricles of the brain, it is filled with cerebrospinal fluid, which helps to ...

In a normal heart rhythm, your heart beats in a steady, even way. The upper part of your heart (atria) squeezes and pushes blood to the lower part (ventricles), pumping blood and oxygen out to the ...

Let's get straight to the heart of the matter—the heart's job is to move blood. Day and night, the muscles of your heart contract and relax to pump blood throughout your body. When blood returns to ...

Dextrocardia is a heart condition in which the heart is not in its usual position. It points towards the right side of your chest instead of the left side. The condition is congenital, meaning that ...

Double outlet right ventricle (DORV) is a rare congenital disorder that has a yet to be identified cause and/ or predictive factor. Infants with DORV have great arteries (i.e. the aorta and pulmonary ...