AnnotatedBibliography

Pick,A.(2008).MitralleafletAnatomy,problems,pictureofmitral.
leaflet.H
eartValveSurgery.R
etrievedfrom
http://www.heartvalvesurgery.com/heartsurgeryblog/2008/10/05/mitralleafletanatomyprobl
emspicturesofmitralleaflets/

ThiswebsiteiswrittenbyAdamPickwhoisaheartvalvereplacementsurvivor,andcreatedhis
websiteinattempttosupportpatientsandcaregiversthroughtheentireheartvalvesurgery
process.Heprovidesdetailedinformationontheheartvalves,andtheirpartsandfunctions,as
wellasthesurgicalprocessandrecovery.Thisparticularsectionhelpedmeunderstandleaflets,
andtheirroleintheheartvalve,providingimages,diagramsanddescriptionswritteninan
understandableway.Thisinformationwasimportanttomytopicbecauseitisoneofthemost
importantpartsofthevalve,andisinvolvedinoneofthemostcommonreasonsforfailure.And
althoughAdamPickisnotaspecialist,thewaythisarticlewaswrittenwaseasyforanamatuerto
understand,andallowedmetoobtaintheinformationeasier.

Lincoln,J.,KotickJ.D.,&TaoG.(2012).Heartvalvedevelopment,
maintenance,anddisease:theroleofendothelialcells.N
CBI:TheNationalCenterfor
BiotechnologyInformation.R
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22449845

Thisisashortarticlewrittenby3authorscomingfromP
ubMed,w
howritea factualsummaryon
heartvalves,theirfunctions,developement,possiblediseasesandfailure.Asingleparagraph
providesadetailedfactualsummaryontheroleofendothelialcellsinheartvalves,andhowthey
contributetofailureanddiseaseofaheartvalve.Thiswebsitewasusefulforthemolecularaspect
ofmyproject,andsuppliedanabundanceofinformationandcommentary.Deemedextremely
valid,asitwaswrittenbyspecialists,includesevidence,andfroma.orgsitededicatedto
medicine.However,thewritingwasveryadvanced,andwithsomuchinformationcompressed
intosuchashortwritingpiecemadeitdifficulttocomprehend(withoutreadingitseveraltimes
through,slowly).


Chester,A.H.,&Taylor,P.M.(2007).Molecularandfunctional
characteristicsofheartvalveinterstitialcells.N
CBI:TheNationalCenterforBiotechnology
Information.Retrievedfrom
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2440406/

Asome30paragraphessayandexplorationofinformationonthecellprocessesbehindheart
valves.Thisarticlegavealengthyanddetailedexplanationofthecellsconsistinginaheartvalve,
explainingtheirroles,processes,communication,andimportantresponsibilitynotonlyforthe
heartbuthowtheyaffecttheentirebody.Thearticlehighlightedtheimportanceofthesecells,
Thepropertiesallowthemtoregulatethecomplexfunctionoftheheartvalvebyservingasa
sourceofstructuralproteinsorbiologicalmediators,.Deemedverycredibleasitprovided
informationonstudiesaswellasspecificevidenceandthoughtwasalsofroma.orgwebsite
dedicatedtomedicine,andwrittenbyscientists,doctors,andprofessors.Thiswasveryhelpfulto
myprojectasitprovidedseveralareasoffocusregardingthemolecularlevel,andprovided
complexevidenceandinformationbutalsobrokedownintosimplersummaries.

HealthlineMedicalTeam.(2015).Bodymapsleftatrium.R
etrievedfrom
http://www.healthline.com/humanbodymaps/leftatrium

Awebpage,whichisa3Dinteractiveimageoftheheart,thathasextensiveinformationoneach
partoftheheart,elaboratingontheroleitplaysintheheart,thetransportationofblood,andhow
itaffectsthebody.Iuseditparticularlytoexplorethe4mainchambers,boththerightandleft
atriumsandventricles,andtofindoutmoreabouthowbloodgoesinandoutoftheheart.Source
isnotableforbeingthoroughandeasilycomprehensible.Also,iswrittenbyamedicalteam
whichprovesvalidation

Taylor,T.(2016).HeartAnatomyoftheheart.I nnerbody.Retrievedfrom
http://www.innerbody.com/image/card01.html

 Awebsiteconsistingof3Dinteractiveheartvisuals,withrotateandzoomabilities,toenhance
yourlearningandunderstandingoftheheart.Nearly50areasoftheheartareavailablefor
exploration,withdetailedexplanationofeach,illustratingwhatthespecificpartisandwhatit
doesfortheheartandthebody.Notableforbeingextensiveandthorough.Helpedmelearn,in
muchdetail,thefunctionsoftheheartandhowbloodtravelsthrougheachchamber,valve,and
artery.WrittenandreviewedbyananatomyandPhysiologyInstructor,provingittobeavalid
source.

Martel,J.(2016).Heartvalvedisorders.H
ealthline.R
etrievedfrom
http://www.healthline.com/health/heart/valvedisorders#Overview1

Anarticleonheartvalvedisorders,thatexplainseachkindofvalvefailureinashortsummary,
alongwithsymptomsandtreatmentoptions.Providesdetailedinformationoneachtypeof
disease,organizedinaconcisefashionwhichmadeiteasytocomprehend,andobtainthe
information.Thisgavemeagreatsourceforsymptomsoneachtypeofheartvalvediseaseand
wasahelpfulsourceforunderstandingthegeneralproblemssurroundingeachdisease.Notable
forbeingthorough,andorganized.Writtenandreviewedbyphysicians,provingcredibilityand
validity.

Pick,A.(2016).BiologicalheartvalvereplacementoptionsPig,cow,horse
orhuman?H
eartValveSurgery.R
etrievedfrom
http://www.heartvalvesurgery.com/biologicalheartvalvereplacement.php

Shortentry,writtenbyheartvalvereplacementsurvivorpatient,AdamPick,whodiscussesthe
differencesbetweenabiologicalandmechanicalheartvalvetransplant.Exploredindetaileach
kindofreplacement,andparticularlyforthebiologicaltransplant,elaboratedonthecommon
donorsused:pigs,cows,horses,andhumans.Addedcommentaryfromfirsthandexperience
whichmakesinformationeasiertounderstand(fromapatient'spointofview)andproves
credibility.Usefultome,foritbeingtheonlysourceIhaveexplainingthedifferentkindsof
transplants,aswellasgivingmealookintotheprocessdoctorsgothroughtopairupdonor
 valvestopatients.Validityproventhrough,thepiecebeingpatientwritten(providingfirsthand
information),aswellashavingspecificevidence,andexamplesofallareascoveredinthearticle.

Roth,E.,Kim,S.(2017).Valvereplacementsurgery.H
ealthline.Retrievedfrom
http://www.healthline.com/health/heartdisease/valvereplacementsurgery#Reasons1
Atextualresource,givingathoroughdescriptionofvalvulardiseaseandvalvereplacement
surgery.Thearticleincludeddetailsonsymptomsandcausesofvalvulardisease,aswellas
valvularreplacementstrategies.Inaddition,thesourceprovidedadoctorssurgicalprocedure
whileperformingaheartvalvereplacementsurgery,aswellaspatientrecoverytime.Thissource
isnotableforbeingdetailed,butsimpletounderstand.Thearticlewasalsoreviewedand
approvedbyamedicinaedoctor,provingitsinformationtobevalid.

Bloomfield,P.(2002).Choiceofheartvalveprosthesis.N
CBI:TheNationalCenterforBiotechnology
Information.R
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1767148/
Thisarticleprovidedcomplexandelaborateinformationonthedifferentvalvularreplacements.It
includedashorthistoryonthediscoveryanduseofheartvalvereplacements,alongwithspecific
typesofvalvereplacements,highlightingthepositivesandnegativesofusingthatspecific
replacement,andhowandwhatitisconstructedof.Thissourcealsoprovidedseveralmedical
studiesandevaluationsofeachtypeofvalvereplacement,whichwasveryhelpful,asitgave
specificreasoningandevidence.Thisarticleisnotedforbeingverythoroughandverydetail
oriented.ThissourcewasalsowrittenbyanestablishedprofessoratNorthCarolinaState
University,whichprovesitiscredible.

MayoMedicalStaff(2016).Aorticvalvestenosis.MayoClinic.Retrievedfrom
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseasesconditions/aorticstenosis/basics/causes/con20026329
Adetailedtextualentryonthedifferentcausesofvalvularstenosis,providedathorough
descriptionofthevalvularcircumstancesthatleadtoavalvereplacementsurgery.Thisarticle
particularlyhelpedmeunderstandoneofthemostcommontypesofvalvularstenosis,whichis
referredtoasvalvularcalcification.Theexplanationswerecomprehensiveandsimpleto
understandcomingfromabeginner'sstandpoint,whilestillprovidingspecificdetails.Notedfor
 beingorganizedandbeingwellwritteninadetailedandcomprehensivemanner,Thefactthatthe
articlecomesfromatrusted,medicalclinicthatisonlywrittenbyauthorizedandmedically
approvedauthors,provesthisarticlescredibility.

PeaceHealthMedicalStaff(2017).Tavrcasestudy.P
eaceHealth.Retrievedfrom
https://www.peacehealth.org/aboutpeacehealth/medicalprofessionals/eugenespringfieldcottage
grove/Pages/TAVRCaseStudy
Adetailedcasestudyofa90yearoldmanwithaorticstenosiswhowassavedbythenewupand
comingTAVRsurgery.ThisarticlegavemenewinformationandbetterinsightontheTAVR
surgery,whichwastheaspectofmytopicthatIknewlittlestabout.Thisentryalsogavemenew
insightonwhatapatient'sexperiencesis,aswellasinsightintoadoctorsprocessofplanning
andoperatingonapatient.Themosthelpfulpartaboutthiscasestudywastheyoutubevideo
thatfollowedthecasestudy,inwhichtwodoctorsdiscussedandexplainedTAVR.Notedfor
beingdetailedandorganized.Thestudyiscrediblebecauseitcomesfromatrustedhealth
website,andbecausethestudywasdonebyrespectedphysicians,whomarequoted.

AmericanHeartAssociationMedicalStaff(2016).Whatisatavr?AmericanHeartAssociation.Retrieved
from
http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/More/HeartValveProblemsandDisease/WhatisT
AVR_UCM_450827_Article.jsp#.WPvz02krK4Q
ThisarticlegaveadetailedandcomprehensiveexplanationofTAVR,whichisanewformof
heartvalvereplacementsurgery.ThisarticlewasmyfirstformofresearchregardingTAVR,and
itgavemeanexcellentexplanationandunderstandingthisarticlecoveredallareas,goingover
howTAVRworks,howitdifferentiatesfromotherformsofvalvularreplacementsurgery,and
patientqualificationforaTAVRsurgery.Thisarticlealsoincludedtwovideosofpatientstories
whounderwentTAVRsurgeries,thesewereveryhelpfulastheyexplainedfirsthandwhatthe
surgeryislike,inawaythatsomeonenewandinexperiencedtoTAVRcouldunderstand.Noted
forbeingeasilycomprehended,organized,anddetailed.Thearticleiscrediblebecauseitcomes
fromawellrespectedandtrustedmedicalassociation,andiscrediblebecauseitincludesfirst
handpatientstories.