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111Diastolic heart murmur — Auscultogram from normal and abnormal heart sounds Diastolic heart murmurs are heart murmurs heard during diastole.[1] …
112Check valve — Tilting disc inconel check valve …
113congenital heart disease — Deformity of the heart. Examples include septal defect (opening in the septum between the sides of the heart), atresia (absence) or stenosis (narrowing) of one or more valves, tetralogy of Fallot (with four components: ventricular septal defect,… …
114Aortic valve — One of the four valves in the heart, this valve is situated at exit of the left ventricle of the heart where the aorta (the largest of all arteries) begins. The aortic valve lets blood from the left ventricle be pumped up (ejected) into the aorta …
115Mitral 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… …
116tricuspid valve — noun valve with three cusps; situated between the right atrium and the right ventricle; allows blood to pass from atrium to ventricle and closes to prevent backflow when the ventricle contracts • Syn: ↑right atrioventricular valve • Hypernyms:… …
117Autoimmune heart disease — Autoimmune heart diseases are the effects of the body s own immune defense system mistaking cardiac antigens as foreign and attacking them leading to inflammation of the heart as a whole, or in parts. The commonest form of autoimmune heart… …
118semilunar valve — n 1) either of two valves of which one is situated at the opening between the heart and the aorta and the other at the opening between the heart and the pulmonary artery, which prevent regurgitation of blood into the ventricles, and each of which …
119Management of heart failure — requires a muitimodal approach. It involves a combination of lifestyle modifications, medications, and possibly the use of devices or surgery. Contents 1 Diet and lifestyle measures 1.1 Fluid restriction 2 Pharmacological management …
120artificial heart — any of various four chambered devices, modeled on the human heart, that pump blood by attachment to a power source and that are constructed for temporary external use or for implantation as a temporary or permanent heart replacement. * * *… …
