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Mitral valve annuloplasty — is a surgical technique for the repair of leaking mitral valves. Due to various factors, the two leaflets normally involved in sealing the mitral valve to reterograde flow, may not coapt properly. Surgical repair typically involves the… … Wikipedia
Mitral valve — Anterior (frontal) view of the opened heart. White arrows indicate normal blood flow. (Mitral valve labeled at center right.) … Wikipedia
Mitral valve repair — Intervention Anterior (frontal) view of the opened heart. White arrows indicate normal blood flow. (Mitral valve labeled at center right.) ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
Mitral regurgitation — See also: aortic insufficiency and tricuspid insufficiency Mitral regurgitation Classification and external resources Mitral regurgitation (schematic drawing) During systole, contraction of the left … Wikipedia
Mitral annulus — The mitral annulus is a fibrous ring that is attached to the mitral valve leaflets. Unlike prosthetic valves, it is neither circular nor continuous. The annulus contracts and reduces its surface area during systole to help provide complete… … Wikipedia
Mitral valve — One of the four valves of the heart, the mitral valve is situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle. It permits blood to flow one way: from the left atrium into the left ventricle The mitral valve has two flaps (cusps) and so is… … Medical dictionary
Vortex ring — A vortex ring, also called a toroidal vortex, is a region of rotating fluid moving through the same or different fluid where the flow pattern takes on a doughnut shape. The movement of the fluid is about the poloidal or circular axis of the… … Wikipedia
David H. Adams — Occupation Cardiothoracic Surgeon Employer Mount Sinai Medical Center Title Marie Josée and Henry R. Kravis Professor and Chairman David H. Adams is an American cardiac surgeon and the Marie Josée and Henry R. Kravis Professor and Chairm … Wikipedia
Artificial heart valve — An artificial heart valve is a device implanted in the heart of a patient with heart valvular disease. When one of the four heart valves malfunctions, the medical choice may be to replace the natural valve with an artificial valve. This requires… … Wikipedia
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
