The Embryonic story of Mr. Aortic and Ms Mitral

Ashley Davidoff

The attraction of Mr. Aortic to Ms Mitral

goes back a long long way

As far back as fetal times –

and in fact even beyond in evolution

When the valve of Mr. Aortic eyed the developing Miss Mitral

He knew from that moment and on

That she was to be his bride

And that no other would come between them

He had to leave his fetal home above the right ventricle

A throne shared with his twin Miss Pulmonary

And he knew that they would now move in different circles

Each to go their own way

Miss Pulmonary with her chosen right ventricle while

He and Ms Mitral with the Left ventricle

His mission was unrelenting

As he continued down on his trip

Her anterior leaflet was his goal

As he flapped to the Lub of his master.

 

He did have  a chance with her twin Ms Tricuspid

She was pretty too

But Miss Mitral was the twinkle of his eye

Since her flap was in synch with his

And on a glorious day one summer

They bonded in fibrous union

In ecstasy they danced together

And never could be parted

From then on they  lived their life

In a beautiful pulsatile glory

She gave him all that she received

and he in turn delivered

And through many years they worked hard in harmony

Toward a greater strength for the whole

Together they produced

One million beats and a volume of enormous score

Nothing could separate this bonded union

‘cept the disease that wreaked its havoc

And in the end the disease of  him

affected her greatly too

Aged and happy they so declined

Still beating to the same drum

And they were of course happily assured

That their beat would repeat … in the next of kin