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Pulmonary Valve
Pulmonary Trunk Pulmonary Valve

Location:
between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery, close to the interventricular septum

Function:
systole: valve opens; blood is ejected from right ventricle;
diastole: valve closes, preventing reflux into right ventricle

Importance in cardiovascular diseases:
valvular diseases

Importance in device delivery:
pulmonary artery catheter placement

 

 

 
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