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Bone and cartilage growth to blame for heart valve disease

...lls in the aortic valve and cartilage cells in the mitral valve, says principal investigator Nalini Rajamann...Feinberg School of Medicine, who examined diseased mitral and aortic valves removed during surgery for the study. "Common wisdom in the medical community has...

How blood flow dictates gene expression

...2 is expressed on the high-flow side of developing mitral and aortic valves in the heart of a 14-day-old embryo. The researchers surmise that the mechanical stimulus of blood flowing in a vessel leads to the upregulation of Klf2, which either activates or represses genes that control smooth muscle tone, ...
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Marfan syndrome

...r system. Marfan syndrome may cause leakage of the mitral or aortic valves that control the flow of blood through the heart. This may produce shortness of breath, an irregular pulse , and undue tiredness. Another complication is aortic aneurysm . Marfan syndrome sufferers may grow to larger than normal...
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Left ventricle

... article >>> Blood flows through the mitral valve (also known as the bicuspid valve) into th...cle . Contr action of the ventricle closes the mitral valve and opens the aortic valve at the entrance to the aorta . Full article >>> a m...

Left atrium

... From the left atrium , Blood flows through the mitral valve (also known as the bicuspid valve) into th...cle . Contr action of the ventricle closes the mitral valve and opens the aortic valve at the entrance to the aorta . Full article >>> A s...

Bicuspid

... article >>> Blood flows through the mitral valve (also known as the bicuspid valve) into th...cle . Contr action of the ventricle closes the mitral valve and opens the aortic valve at the entrance to the aorta . Full article >>>...
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Cardiac Valve Disease Linked To Genes

...nd genealogy data of people who died of aortic and mitral valve disease . Results show deaths from nonrheumatic mitral and aortic diseases are clustered among close and distant relatives, which suggests a genetic link. ...

Handheld ECG: stethoscope of the future

... effusion (fluid in the sac surrounding the heart) mitral regurgitation (leaking of one of the major heart v... minimal training was not as accurate in detecting mitral regurgitation or thickening of the aortic valve, Alexander did say that this would improve with addi...

Heart valve surgery may be replaced by new heart therapy

...blems among the old people are those involving the mitral valve(that which controls the flow of blood betwee...aortic valve replacement though it can be used for mitral valve replacement also....

New Guidelines Released for Patients Suffering from Heart Disease

...t disease. Valve disease most often strikes the mitral valve, which controls blood flow between the left atrium and the left ventricle, or the aortic valve (most prevalent type), which controls blood flow between the left ventricle and the aorta, the large artery that supplies blood to the rest of the bo...

How Blood Flow Dictates Gene Expression

...2 is expressed on the high-flow side of developing mitral and aortic valves in the heart of a 14-day-old embryo. The researchers surmise that the mechanical stimulus of blood flowing in a vessel leads to the upregulation of Klf2, which either activates or represses genes that control smooth muscle tone, t...

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SurgiFrost

... such as coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or mitral valve (MV) replacement and/or repair and as part of the Maze procedure. Freezing preserves tissue integrity. And SurgiFrost's malleable probe shaft and flexible tip with adjustable insulation sleeve allow for accurate lesion placement, minimizing ina...

SVR Surgical Ventricular Restoration System

... ejection fraction and less risk of post-operative mitral regurgitation....

Hancock® II Mitral Bioprostheses

...alve deterioration with Hancock® II aortic and mitral bioprostheses is substantially better than results reported for other valves....

Hancock® Standard Mitral Bioprosthesis

...akes it an excellent choice for patients requiring mitral valve replacement--particularly elderly patients and those with coronary artery disease....

Hancock® II Aortic Bioprostheses

...alve deterioration with Hancock® II aortic and mitral bioprostheses is substantially better than results reported for other valves....

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Systole

...systole and is usually caused by narrowing of the mitral or tricuspid valve (the valves between the atria and the ventricle s). Full article >>> This program enables the viewer to determine the period of systole and diastole , and to identify the sounds in the proper portion of the ...

Spinal Cord Injuries

...ries [Medication] Anticoagulants for aortic and mitral valve regurgitation [Medication] ... Full article >>> These include medication side effects, illicit use of stimulants such as cocaine and amphetamine (which enhance the effects of adrenaline in the body), spinal cord inju...

Rheumatic fever

...ticle >>> The most common cause for mitral regurgitation is rheumatic fever . Other causes ...ardial infarction , massive calcification of the mitral annulus (in the elderly), lupus , rheumatoid arthritis , infectious endocarditis , ... Full arti...

Regurgitation

... supporting structures. Inadequate closure of the mitral valve causes blood to flow back to the left a...ng every 4 hours. Full article >>> mitral regurgitation ; acute mitral regurgitation ; chronic mitral valve prolapse pericarditis ...

Rapid breathing

... when lying flat ( orthopnea ). In severe acute mitral regurgitation , shortness of breath is due the backflow of blood into the lungs . sensation of feeling the heart beat ( palpitations ) ... Full article >>> rapid breathing rate (over 60 breaths/minute) grunting sounds with br...

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