How is the direction of blood flow disrupted because of mitral valve prolapse?
Cardiovascular system pathology
Dr. Collins called Nurse Nan from the patient’s room and confided, “Mr. Helms is in bad shape. His left posteromedial papillary muscle was damaged from his heart attack. The papillary muscle is no longer able to maintain closure of the valve, and this has resulted in mitral valve prolapse. With decreasing cardiac output, this patient is in for a fight for his life.” Nurse Nan knew that maintaining cardiac output was necessary for adequate blood flow through the body. As Dr. Collins walked away, Nurse Nan composed herself to tell Mrs. Helms the bad news and returned to the patient’s room. Nurse Nan explained to Mrs. Helms that her husband had left-sided heart failure and that his blood pressure was slowly and steadily decreasing
How is the direction of blood flow disrupted because of mitral valve prolapse?
Stroke volume is defined as the amount of blood exiting the ventricle with each ventricular contraction.
How does mitral valve prolapse change stroke volume? Explain your answer.
Cardiac output is defined as the amount of blood exiting the ventricle per minute. How does mitral valve prolapse change cardiac output? Explain your answer.