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heart valve
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heart valve [′härt ‚valv]
(anatomy)
Flaps of tissue that prevent reflux of blood from the ventricles to the atria or from the pulmonary arteries or aorta to the atria.
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Pulmonary valve (PV) ejection clicks begin shortly after AV valve closure, vary with respiration and are best heard at the upper left sternal border.
How do you deal with anaesthesia in a child with a murmur? by Diedericks, Johan / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD
The absence of risk factors for mortality from right isomerism, such as pulmonary venous obstruction, AV valve regurgitation, sepsis or severe arrhythmia, might have contributed to the longevity of this patient.
A case of right isomerism showing long survival without surgery by Moriyama, Masatsugu / Southern Medical Journal
 
 
 
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