prosthetic valve

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• prosthetic valve endocarditis — n endocarditis caused by or involving a surgically implanted prosthetic heart valve abbr. PVE * * * infective endocarditis as a complication of implantation of a prosthetic heart valve; the vegetations usually occur along the line of suture …   Medical dictionary

• Prosthetic valve infection — oder Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis (kurz PVE) ist eine Infektion der künstlichen Herzklappe. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Ätiologie 2 Symptome Diagnostik 3 Therapie 3.1 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• prosthetic cardiac valve — prosthetic heart valve a substitute for a cardiac valve, composed of either artificial material or tissue. See illustration. Called also artificial heart v. and heart valve prosthesis. Prosthetic cardiac valves …   Medical dictionary

• valve — 1. A fold of the lining membrane of a canal or other hollow organ serving to retard or prevent a reflux of fluid. 2. Any formation or reduplication of tissue, or flaplike structure …   Medical dictionary

• native valve endocarditis — infective endocarditis involving one or more of the natural heart valves, in contrast to prosthetic valve e …   Medical dictionary

• heart valve prosthesis — prosthetic heart valve; see under valve …   Medical dictionary

• 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

• Aortic valve stenosis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 I35.0, I06.0, Q23.0 …   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

• bileaflet valve — a type of prosthetic heart valve consisting of a sewing ring surrounding a circular valve seat, to which are attached two semicircular occluding disks that swing open and closed to regulate blood flow …   Medical dictionary

• bioprosthetic valve — a prosthetic heart valve composed of biological tissue, sterilized and mounted on a plastic or metallic supporting structure; it is inaudible and does not require anticoagulation; a common type is the porcine valve. Called also tissue v …   Medical dictionary