1
: resembling a miter
2
: of, relating to, being, or adjoining a mitral valve or orifice
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Two valves, tricuspid (at left in the image) and mitral (right), control blood flow into the next chamber of the heart.
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Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
The echocardiogram had shown that Mary’s posterior mitral leaflet had blown open.
—Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 18 June 2022
Pascal appeared to show an advantage in its ability to reduce patients’ mitral regurgitation to a mild level.
—Peter Loftus, WSJ, 17 Sep. 2022
The company is trying to diversify beyond TAVR, and several years ago developed the Pascal mitral-valve system.
—Peter Loftus, WSJ, 17 Sep. 2022
This can be attributed to the positive outcome from a clinical trial for Evoque tricuspid and Pascal system for patients impacted by mitral or tricuspid heart valve disease.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2021
Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
The echocardiogram had shown that Mary’s posterior mitral leaflet had blown open.
—Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 18 June 2022
Pascal appeared to show an advantage in its ability to reduce patients’ mitral regurgitation to a mild level.
—Peter Loftus, WSJ, 17 Sep. 2022
The company is trying to diversify beyond TAVR, and several years ago developed the Pascal mitral-valve system.
—Peter Loftus, WSJ, 17 Sep. 2022
This can be attributed to the positive outcome from a clinical trial for Evoque tricuspid and Pascal system for patients impacted by mitral or tricuspid heart valve disease.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2021
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“Mitral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mitral. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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mitral
adjective
mi·tral
ˈmī-trəl 
1
: resembling a miter
2
: of, relating to, being, or adjoining a mitral valve or orifice
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