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What is the definition of valve?
Heart valves: There are four heart valves. All are one-way valves. Blood entering the heart first passes through the tricuspid valve and then the pulmonary valve. After returning from the lungs, the blood passes through the mitral (bicuspid) valve and exits via the aortic valve.
What is the purpose of balloon valvuloplasty?
The goal of the procedure is to improve valve function and blood flow by enlarging the valve opening. It is sometimes used to avoid or delay open heart surgery and valve replacement.
What is an example of a sentence using the word valve?
You have to have an operation to replace a heart valve. They had to replace the burned out valve on the truck.
What is the definition of sluice valve?
It can be defined as followed. Valve in sliding water gate.
In metalurgy what is the definition of a flow-wetted material?
My apologies... I got it wrong... it is just the material continually in contact with the flow in a valve. Thank you anyway...
How expensive is heart valve replacement surgery?
There are a variety of different methods to accomplish a heart valve replacement, ranging from a pig valve to prosthetic valve replacement. The cost for the prosthetic valve replacement surgery, as of 2011, was $78,000.
What is the definition Bicuspid Value?
Heart valve missing one chamber
What are the health risks smoking with mitral valve replacement?
Smoking causes heart disease and increases your chance of heart failure vastly. If your heart is already in bad shape which it is if you need a mitral valve replacement which is on the left side of the heart. Then I would say that you are only damaging the heart even more if it is in bad shape as is.
What has the author Marian I Ionescu written?
Marian I. Ionescu has written: 'Biological tissue in heart valve replacement' -- subject(s): Biomedical materials, Heart valve prosthesis
What about going back to work after heart valve replacement?
do it. how will you get any money if you dont. though try not to get a too stressful job because it could overwork the new heart valve.
For what reasons may an aortic valve replacement surgery be needed?
Aortic valve replacement surgery will be required if the valve in the heart is either too narrow for all of the blood to pass through or if the valve is leaking. This valve is very important as it prevents blood from rushing back into the heart after it has been pumped out.
What is the definition of valve?
Heart valves: There are four heart valves. All are one-way valves. Blood entering the heart first passes through the tricuspid valve and then the pulmonary valve. After returning from the lungs, the blood passes through the mitral (bicuspid) valve and exits via the aortic valve.
What is status post cardiac surgery?
It means they had heart surgery recently. Maybe a heart bypass for clogged arteries or a valve replacement, ect.
What is the best type of valve used in heart valve replacement?
"As a registered nurse, I am aware there are two common types of aortic valves used for replacement. There are mechanical valves and valves from animals. The decision needs to be made with your doctor as with each there are positives and negatives. Choice on which valve will be determined by case to case."
What is the definition of 'replacement analysis'?
What is the definition of replacement analysis
What is the purpose of balloon valvuloplasty?
The goal of the procedure is to improve valve function and blood flow by enlarging the valve opening. It is sometimes used to avoid or delay open heart surgery and valve replacement.
LEFT ventricle of the heart definition?
The left ventricle of the heart is the chamber that receives oxygenated blood from the left atrium (via the mitral valve), and pumps the blood into the aorta (via the aortic valve).
