Villous Heart

Villous heart (cor villosum) is a term used in medicine to describe an abnormality in the structure of the heart. This anomaly is characterized by the presence of small villi on the surface of the heart, which may be visible during ultrasound examination.

Villous heart can be found in patients with various heart diseases such as congenital heart defects, coronary heart disease and others. However, although this abnormality may be associated with certain diseases, it is not the cause of their development.

Symptoms associated with villous heart may include rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath, chest pain, and other heart rhythm problems. However, in most cases, these symptoms are not serious and do not require treatment.

Ultrasound examination of the heart is used to diagnose villous heart. In this study, small villi can be seen on the surface of the heart.

Treatment for villous heart is not required, as this anomaly is not a disease. However, if a patient has symptoms associated with this condition, then treatment of the underlying condition that led to the formation of villi may be necessary.

In general, villous heart is a fairly common condition that does not require treatment and can be detected by performing an ultrasound examination of the heart. However, if the patient experiences symptoms associated with this abnormality, then it is necessary to consult a doctor to diagnose and treat the underlying disease.

The villous heart belongs to a separate type of heart - the deciduous type. It differs from a normal heart in a number of ways.

First, the villous heart has a significantly enlarged left ventricle. It occupies almost the entire left upper part of the heart cavity. The right half of the camera is also expanded. The left atrium, like the left ventricle, one might say, does not exist at all. A normal atrium is characterized by a smooth surface due to the continuous growth of the muscle layer. In a villous heart, villi are formed on top of the mucous membrane. Thanks to them, the heart cavity takes on the appearance of a brush, hence the name. The ventricle of the villous atrium consists of two types of muscles - internal and external. When the ventricles contract, the contractions of all cardiac muscle fibers in people of this species are uneven. This occurs due to the properties of the myocardium. There are two types of this muscular organ - short and long. The peculiarity of the villous heart is its long myocardium. On the left side its fibers are long, and on the right side they are short and unpaired.

In villous hearts, there is usually greater contractility of the left ventricle. But with insufficient blood supply, this department cannot respond quickly. Therefore, early blood ejection syndrome may occur with myocardial hypertrophy in patients of this type.