Diminished heart model with left ventricular hypertrophy and strain

Anatomically speaking, the heart model shows the 4 chambers, the auricles, the heart's blood supply (arteries and veins), the 4 valves based on the sac valve and mitral valve system, the beginning of the blood vessels that carry blood to and from the heart and the structure of the heart (i.e. endo-, myo - and pericardium). The heart's impulse conduction system is not seen.

Clinically, this heart model excels in illustrating the consequences of diseases such as high blood pressure and aortic stenosis. In the heart model, the muscle wall (myocardium) in the left ventricle (heart chamber) is significantly thicker than normal (called hypertrophy). Seen from the outside, the tip of the heart (called the apex) is also visibly rounded.



The model can especially be used to understand aortic stenosis, as the model also shows the aortic valve and the aorta (ascending aorta).