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what is the significance of a heart valve tendon?
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Heart strings: Cord like tendons that connect the papillary muscle to the tricuspid and mitral valve. By relaxing during atrial systole blood pass to the ventricle and contracting during ventricular systole and preventing the prolapse of the valves.
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Chordae tendineae: They attach to the inside of the heart and to the valve so that the valve does not close too far and leak.
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It depends: There are many causes of a "distressed" valave and the significance depend on the cause as well as on the extent of the"distress.".
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