cardiac valve
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cardiac
adjective
uk/ˈkɑː.di.æk/us/ˈkɑːr.di.æk/
of the heart or ...
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valve
noun[C]
uk/vælv/us/vælv/
a device that opens and closes to control the flow of liquids or gases, or a similar structure in the heart and the veins that controls the flow ...
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(Definition ofcardiacandvalvefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Fever was the presenting symptom in three patients, while the mass obstructed acardiacvalvein three others.
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A protocol for evaluation of eachcardiacvalvewas developed.
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Transcatheter implantation of acardiacvalveis feasible in lambs.
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Normally the onlycardiacvalvethat is bicuspid is the mitral valve (bicuspid valve) which is situated between the left atrium and left ventricle.
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The majority of morbidity and mortality associated with rheumatic fever is caused by its destructive effects oncardiacvalvetissue.
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The system is commonly used for prostatectomies, and increasingly forcardiacvalverepair and gynecologic surgical procedures.
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One wonders whether any of the patients in either group in this analysis underwent any mechanicalcardiacvalvereplacement.
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Some serotonergic agonist drugs also cause fibrosis anywhere in the body, particularly the syndrome of retroperitoneal fibrosis, as well ascardiacvalvefibrosis.
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Successful transcatheter closure of ventricular septal defects with retrievable coils is feasible even in close proximity to cardiac valves.
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The ventricular dimensions and function, and all cardiac valves, were normal.
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Echocardiography is the ideal investigation as information can be obtained about cardiac valves as well as ventricular function.
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Fifty-five cases having acute lesions, and 38 of those with chronic lesions suffered involvement of all cardiac valves.
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A few cases may display pericardial effusion, and involvement of the cardiac valves has been described rarely.
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The guide wire was then removed without causing damage to the cardiac valves.
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It is evident that the rheumatic involvement of the pulmonary valve is less frequent than the involvement of other cardiac valves.
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All the cardiac valves showed prominent nodular thickening, especially along their lines of closure; the mitral and aortic valves being most severely affected.
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All hearts were examined carefully in order to identify any congenital lesion co-existing with a rheumatic change in any of the cardiac valves.
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We conclude that rheumatic heart disease has a tendency to involve preferentially cardiac valves that are the sites of congenital malformations.
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All hearts were examined carefully in order to detect rheumatic lesions in any of the cardiac valves.
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Second, it supplies us with useful guidelines for the design of artificial circulation organs such as cardiac valves.
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