voorkamer

English translation: atrium, antechamber

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Dutch term or phrase:atrium, voorkamer, boezem
English translation:atrium, antechamber
Entered by: Barend van Zadelhoff

18:32 Feb 24, 2021
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Cardiology
Dutch term or phrase: voorkamer
In a doctor's letter of discharge from the (Belgian) hospital. I translated it as atrium but I'm not sure. The letter also contains voorkamerfibrillatie and voorkamerflutter. Also contains atrium and ventrikel. Sample sentence from letter: "Diastolische linker ventrikel functie: voorkamerfibrillatie." I would love to have help with that phrase, too. References (Google search for "anterior chamber of the heart" brought up examples: From an article in Radiopaedia.org: "The right ventricle (RV) is the most anterior of the four heart chambers." From liverpool.ac.uk: "The anterior of the heart is formed mainly by the right atrium and ventricle, due to the twisting of the heart during development, which causes the left atrium and ventricle to lie posteriorly."
Thanks!
Linda Henson
United States
Local time: 16:52
atrium
Explanation:
voorkamerfibrillatie = atrial fibrillation
voorkamerflutter = atrial flutter

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De atria of boezems maken deel uit van het hart. Een zoogdierhart bevat twee atria: in het rechteratrium verzamelt zich zuurstofarm/koolstofdioxiderijk bloed vanuit de sinus coronarius en bovenste en onderste holle ader, dat wordt doorgepompt tijdens de samentrekking van het atrium naar het rechterventrikel vanwaar het bloed via de longslagader in de longen van zuurstof wordt voorzien om zich daarna via de longaders in het linkeratrium te verzamelen. Vanuit het linkeratrium wordt het nu zuurstofrijke/koolstofdioxidearme bloed doorgepompt naar het linkerventrikel vanwaar het in de systole door de aorta naar de rest van het lichaam gepompt wordt.

Synoniemen voor atrium zijn:

Voorkamer
Boezem

https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrium_(hart)

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"Diastolische linker ventrikel functie: voorkamerfibrillatie."

What they want to point out here is that the

"left ventricular diastolic function" is affected by "atrial fibrillation"


Left ventricular diastolic function plays an important role in determining left ventricular filling and stroke volume. Abnormal diastolic function has been recognized in many cardiovascular diseases and is associated with worse outcomes, including total mortality and hospitalizations due to heart failure. Using echocardiography, it is possible to diagnose the presence of diastolic dysfunction and the pathophysiologic mechanisms involved as they affect left ventricular and left atrial structure and function. This review addresses the role of echocardiography in understanding the pathophysiology of diastolic dysfunction, its diagnosis, and utility in predicting outcomes.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936878X1...

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Het hart bestaat uit twee voorkamers (boezems) en twee kamers (ventrikels). De hartspier trekt samen onder invloed van een kleine elektrische stroom. Die stroom wordt opgewekt in de sinusknoop, een zenuwknoop in de rechtervoorkamer van het hart. De stroom wordt vanuit de sinusknoop verspreid over de hartspier door een speciaal systeem van zenuwen. Op de overgang tussen de voorkamer en de kamer zit een tweede knoop (atrioventriculaire knoop), die de bezenuwing van de voorkamer verbindt met die in de hartkamers.

https://www.gezondheidenwetenschap.be/richtlijnen/hartritmes...

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"The right ventricle (RV) is the most anterior of the four heart chambers."

This means that the right ventricle is located most anteriorly in the chest cavity, directly in touch with the chest wall on the front.

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Note added at 1 hr (2021-02-24 19:41:15 GMT)
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By the way, 'voorkamer' should/can be understood/read as 'antechamber'.

For example:

Each of the halves of the heart has an antechamber (atrium) which opens into the chamber (ventricle), the pump proper.

https://tinyurl.com/v6sn9b4h
Selected response from:

Barend van Zadelhoff
Netherlands
Local time: 21:52
Grading comment
Thank you for the additional information/confirmation. I think I paid too much attention to the common 2-dimensional illustrations of the heart, which make it difficult to distinguish position in the body; the explanation that "voor" in this case refers to the first chamber to receive the flow will help me remember.
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4 +4atrium
Barend van Zadelhoff
4Right ventricle
Petrus Maritz


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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Right ventricle


Explanation:
This is the anterior chamber of the heart.

Petrus Maritz
Germany
Local time: 21:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Barend van Zadelhoff: No, it is the chamber ('kamer / ventrikel' rather than 'voorkamer/ boezem / atrium') that is located most anteriorly in the chest cavity).
31 mins
  -> Thank you for the correction.
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
atrium


Explanation:
voorkamerfibrillatie = atrial fibrillation
voorkamerflutter = atrial flutter

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Note added at 8 mins (2021-02-24 18:40:37 GMT)
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De atria of boezems maken deel uit van het hart. Een zoogdierhart bevat twee atria: in het rechteratrium verzamelt zich zuurstofarm/koolstofdioxiderijk bloed vanuit de sinus coronarius en bovenste en onderste holle ader, dat wordt doorgepompt tijdens de samentrekking van het atrium naar het rechterventrikel vanwaar het bloed via de longslagader in de longen van zuurstof wordt voorzien om zich daarna via de longaders in het linkeratrium te verzamelen. Vanuit het linkeratrium wordt het nu zuurstofrijke/koolstofdioxidearme bloed doorgepompt naar het linkerventrikel vanwaar het in de systole door de aorta naar de rest van het lichaam gepompt wordt.

Synoniemen voor atrium zijn:

Voorkamer
Boezem

https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrium_(hart)

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Note added at 17 mins (2021-02-24 18:49:59 GMT)
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"Diastolische linker ventrikel functie: voorkamerfibrillatie."

What they want to point out here is that the

"left ventricular diastolic function" is affected by "atrial fibrillation"


Left ventricular diastolic function plays an important role in determining left ventricular filling and stroke volume. Abnormal diastolic function has been recognized in many cardiovascular diseases and is associated with worse outcomes, including total mortality and hospitalizations due to heart failure. Using echocardiography, it is possible to diagnose the presence of diastolic dysfunction and the pathophysiologic mechanisms involved as they affect left ventricular and left atrial structure and function. This review addresses the role of echocardiography in understanding the pathophysiology of diastolic dysfunction, its diagnosis, and utility in predicting outcomes.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936878X1...

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Note added at 22 mins (2021-02-24 18:54:34 GMT)
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Het hart bestaat uit twee voorkamers (boezems) en twee kamers (ventrikels). De hartspier trekt samen onder invloed van een kleine elektrische stroom. Die stroom wordt opgewekt in de sinusknoop, een zenuwknoop in de rechtervoorkamer van het hart. De stroom wordt vanuit de sinusknoop verspreid over de hartspier door een speciaal systeem van zenuwen. Op de overgang tussen de voorkamer en de kamer zit een tweede knoop (atrioventriculaire knoop), die de bezenuwing van de voorkamer verbindt met die in de hartkamers.

https://www.gezondheidenwetenschap.be/richtlijnen/hartritmes...

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Note added at 31 mins (2021-02-24 19:03:49 GMT)
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"The right ventricle (RV) is the most anterior of the four heart chambers."

This means that the right ventricle is located most anteriorly in the chest cavity, directly in touch with the chest wall on the front.

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Note added at 1 hr (2021-02-24 19:41:15 GMT)
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By the way, 'voorkamer' should/can be understood/read as 'antechamber'.

For example:

Each of the halves of the heart has an antechamber (atrium) which opens into the chamber (ventricle), the pump proper.

https://tinyurl.com/v6sn9b4h

Barend van Zadelhoff
Netherlands
Local time: 21:52
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Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 83
Grading comment
Thank you for the additional information/confirmation. I think I paid too much attention to the common 2-dimensional illustrations of the heart, which make it difficult to distinguish position in the body; the explanation that "voor" in this case refers to the first chamber to receive the flow will help me remember.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: They're also called boezems. You learn something new every day...
4 mins
  -> Thank you, Phil.

agree  Lianne van de Ven: Voorkamer is mainly used in BE. NL = Atrium (Pinkhof).
5 hrs
  -> Dank je, Lianne. Klopt, Belgen gebruiken als het maar even kan Nederlandse (Vlaamse) woorden, ook hier.

agree  Anne Schulz
14 hrs
  -> Dank je, Anne.

agree  Kirsten Bodart: Nothing to add
20 hrs
  -> Dank je, Kirsten. All questions have been addressed at his point, I believe. :-)
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