The heart consists of 4 chambers--2 atria (upper chambers) and 2 ventricles (lower chambers). Blood passes through a valve as it leaves each chamber of the heart. The valves prevent the backward flow ...

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2 Center for Molecular and Human Genetics, Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA 3 The Heart Center and Center for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research, Research ...