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Heart section necklace | 18k gold vermeil
The mitral valve is the most repaired and replaced cardiac structure in modern medicine. Two leaflets, twenty-something chordae tendineae, two papillary muscles in the left ventricle, and a saddle-shaped annulus that flexes through every cardiac cycle. Almost everything cardiac surgeons know about valve repair was learned on this one valve.
The Internal Anatomy of the Heart
Inside the heart, four chambers handle two circulations: the right side moves deoxygenated blood to the lungs, the left side pumps oxygenated blood to the body. Four valves keep flow unidirectional: tricuspid (right atrium to right ventricle), pulmonary (right ventricle to lungs), mitral (left atrium to left ventricle), aortic (left ventricle to body). The interatrial septum carries the fossa ovalis, a thinned region that is the preferred site for transseptal puncture in interventional cardiology. This is the route used for left atrial appendage closure, mitral valve repair via the MitraClip, and many other catheter procedures. The interventricular septum is thicker (10-12 mm) and contains the bundle of His, the only electrical conduit between atria and ventricles.
Who Reaches For This
The audience is narrower than a generic heart piece:
- cardiac surgeons who repair valves and patch septal defects
- interventional cardiologists performing transcatheter mitral and structural procedures
- echocardiographers and cardiac imaging specialists who read the inside of the heart daily
- cardiac anaesthetists who watch the chambers in real time during surgery
- people whose own heart story involves a valve, a septal defect, or a catheter intervention
Often given as a milestone gift after cardiac surgery fellowship completion, or as a self-purchase by clinicians whose careers run through the inside of the heart.
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FAQ
What do you give a cardiac surgeon who has spent a career on valves?
Something specific to the inside of the heart, not the outside. The mitral valve and the interatrial septum are the two structures most repaired and most accessed in modern cardiac surgery and interventional cardiology, and a piece that names the interior anatomy directly reads as well-chosen by anyone in the field. Often given by partners or department heads at fellowship completion, board certification, or a major case milestone.
Why is the mitral valve repaired more often than the others?
Two reasons. First, mitral regurgitation (backflow due to leaflet prolapse, annular dilatation, or chordal rupture) is the most common valvular disease in developed countries, more common than aortic stenosis at younger ages. Second, the mitral valve's anatomy lends itself to repair: the leaflets can be resected, the chordae can be replaced with synthetic equivalents, the annulus can be remodelled with a ring. Carlos Duran's and Alain Carpentier's repair techniques in the 1970s and 1980s established that valve repair (rather than replacement with a prosthetic) gives better long-term outcomes when feasible. Modern transcatheter approaches like the MitraClip extended the repair philosophy to patients too high-risk for open surgery.
What's the size, material, and chain?
24 mm pendant in 18k gold vermeil over a sterling silver core, nickel-free. 45 cm gold vermeil chain with a 5 cm extender. Ships free worldwide via DHL Express in 1-5 business days, with all import duties prepaid. Comes in a ready-to-gift jewelry box with the 30-day “Love It or Return It” policy.
Same design as the silver heart section?
Yes. Same model, same 24 mm size. Material is the only difference. The silver tends to be the everyday clinical piece. The gold reads more formal, more often a milestone gift than the daily round-the-neck choice.
Human Anatomy
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