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Failure of valve closure
The chordae tendinae is situated in the heart. They control the valves which pumps blood through the heart
Heart strings (scientific name chordae tendinae) are located in the heart. They are believed to brace and support the heart.
Chordae tendineae
papillary muscles
the valve would fail to close or would invert when the heart contracts, this may cause heart failure.
The chordae tendineae keep the tricuspid and bicuspid valves from compressing past the point of closure when the ventricles contract. If the chordae tendineae were not functioning properly, the pressure from ventricular contraction would force the valve to open into the atrium and cause backward flow of blood. In summary, blood would flow the wrong direction, decreasing the heart's effectiveness.
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The chordae tendinae are composed of dense connective tissue called collagen. This collagen tissue provides strength and stability to the chordae tendinae, which are fibrous cords that connect the valves of the heart to the papillary muscles in the ventricles.
the cordae tendinae are what anchor the atrioventricular valves to the heart
Chordae tendinae left ventricle damage may result in severe consequences. These include Mitral valve prolapses, mitral regurgitation, bicuspid prolapse and bicuspid regurgitation.
The heart valves are attached to the chordae tendinae and papillary muscles which function to open the valves.