mitral valve
noun
: a cardiac valve consisting of two triangular flaps which allow only unidirectional blood flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle
called also bicuspid valve
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In severe cases, mitral valve prolapse could lead to serious complications such as heart attack and stroke, according to the organization.
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Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024
The researchers tackled the left side first by focusing on the mitral valve, which controls the flow between the left atrium and ventricle (the heart’s upper and lower chambers).
—Payal Dhar, Scientific American, 10 Jan. 2024
After Lucky was diagnosed with mitral valve disease, Randle went in search of a vet that could perform the life-saving heart surgery that Lucky needed.
—Caroline Feller-Howard, ABC News, 17 Nov. 2023
To direct the left ventricle’s high-velocity output into the aorta, the mitral valve must tightly seal off the left atrium.
—Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 18 June 2022
Leakage in the mitral valve had grown severe.
—Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, 8 Aug. 2020
The mitral valve no longer leaked a small amount; now a jet of blood regurgitated backward into the left atrium with each beat.
—Anna Reisman, Discover Magazine, 9 July 2011
Rheumatic heart disease, which begins as untreated strep throat, can damage the mitral valve of the heart and ultimately be fatal.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2023
The patients underwent 101 procedures, including 59 peripheral arterial procedures (open bypass, endarterectomies, and endovascular procedures) and 42 cardiac procedures (coronary artery bypass graft, transaortic valve replacement, percutaneous coronary intervention, mitral valve replacement).
—Zach Epstein, BGR, 27 Mar. 2021
Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024
The researchers tackled the left side first by focusing on the mitral valve, which controls the flow between the left atrium and ventricle (the heart’s upper and lower chambers).
—Payal Dhar, Scientific American, 10 Jan. 2024
After Lucky was diagnosed with mitral valve disease, Randle went in search of a vet that could perform the life-saving heart surgery that Lucky needed.
—Caroline Feller-Howard, ABC News, 17 Nov. 2023
To direct the left ventricle’s high-velocity output into the aorta, the mitral valve must tightly seal off the left atrium.
—Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 18 June 2022
Leakage in the mitral valve had grown severe.
—Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, 8 Aug. 2020
The mitral valve no longer leaked a small amount; now a jet of blood regurgitated backward into the left atrium with each beat.
—Anna Reisman, Discover Magazine, 9 July 2011
Rheumatic heart disease, which begins as untreated strep throat, can damage the mitral valve of the heart and ultimately be fatal.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2023
The patients underwent 101 procedures, including 59 peripheral arterial procedures (open bypass, endarterectomies, and endovascular procedures) and 42 cardiac procedures (coronary artery bypass graft, transaortic valve replacement, percutaneous coronary intervention, mitral valve replacement).
—Zach Epstein, BGR, 27 Mar. 2021
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