MITRAL VALVE DISEASE MITRAL STENOSIS Mitral stenosis is almost always rheumatic in origin‚ although in the elderly it can be caused by heavy calcification of the mitral valve apparatus. There is also a rare form of congenital mitral stenosis. In rheumatic mitral stenosis‚ the mitral valve orifice is slowly diminished by progressive fibrosis‚ calcification of the valve leaflets‚ and fusion of the cusps and subvalvular apparatus. The flow of blood from left atrium to left ventricle
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Infective endocarditis is a type of endocarditis which is classified as a cardiac disorder. It affects the endocardium which is the inner most layer of the heart‚ targeting mainly the valves but may also affect the heart chambers (Kumar‚ Abbas‚ Aster‚ 2015). This disease has an infective component which means pathogens have entered the area and disrupted the normal tissue (Cotran‚ Kumar‚ & Collins‚ 1999). Infective endocarditis may lead to severe valvular insufficiency‚ which inturn could possible
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How I Have Changed Brianna Johnson 4rd Block October 23‚ 2014 In this year I think I have changed quite a lot. I believe that I really have changed for the better‚ and became a better person. I have not changed as much as I wanted to but I have changed just enough for this year. My attitude has changed‚ I am more trusting with a better social life‚ and overall my whole life has changed. I use to have the worst attitude in the world. I would always be mean to people and rude. I do not know
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6. The Mitral valve or tricuspid valve is leaking. The sloshy sound will be heard during the atrial systole. The dub is heard during the ventricular diastole. The chordae tendinae‚ or heart strings‚ support the atrioventricular valve because the heart strings connects the papillary muscles to the tricuspid and mitral valve. 7. The difference between a quintuple bypass surgery and an open heart valve surgery is that the quintuple heart surgery is an open heart surgery‚in which your chest gets crack
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develop in narrow valves. A seizure can cause a discharge of neurons through the corpus callosum and effect both encephalic hemispheres; a commissurotomy can prevent and reduce the probability of the neuronal discharge spreading to multiple hemispheres‚ decreasing the severity of seizures experienced by an epileptic. Valvulotomy is a type of commissurotomy that pertains to the cardiac valves. It is performed to resolve anomalies such as valvular stenosis and mitral valve stenosis‚ which decrease
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~The 2 Semilunar Valves are the Aortic & Pulmonary Valves. They guard the bases of the large arteries issuing from the ventricles & prevent backflow into the associated ventricles. Each SL Valve is fashioned from 3 pocketlike Cusps & shaped roughly like a half-moon. The SL Valves open & close in response to differences in pressure. When the ventricles are contracting & intraVentricular pressure rises above the pressure in the aorta and pulmonary trunk‚ the SL valves are forced to
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Surgery Back in the year 2000 when I was seven years old‚ my life changed forever when I was told that I was going to need an operation. Not just any operation‚ but particularly one to fix my heart. I was born with a heart murmur and a leak in my mitral valve of my heart. Being that I was leaking so much blood my heart was overworking itself to the point where it was beginning to form excess muscle around it. It was a very scary situation and it changed my life for several reasons. The first reason
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Uterine prolapse is one of an assemblage of conditions jointly referred to as pelvic organ prolapse in which loss of pelvic support leads to the protrusion of pelvic organs (uterus‚ bladder‚ or bowel) into the vagina. Uterine prolapse is a common issue for females and might befall alongside with bladder prolapse‚ bowel prolapse or both. Support of the pelvic organs is provided by an overlying system of ligaments‚ fascia and muscles. There might be many reasons for loss of this support. A blend of
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COMPANY : Valve Corporation THE BUSINESS THE COMPANY IS INTO : Valve Corporation‚ (also known as Valve Software or simply as Valve)‚ is an American video game development and digital distribution company based in Bellevue‚ Washington‚ United States. It is also well known for its social-distribution network steam; and for developing the Source engine‚ which has been used in every Valve game since its introduction in 2004. A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF THE COMPANY : Valve was founded
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Rectal prolapse can be an excruciating and theoretically uncomfortable situation. Luckily‚ there are treatments available to help assuage pain and symptoms. The most common prolapse treatment opted by a lot of people these days is herbal prolapse treatment. This treatment does not entail any surgery. There are numerous possible causes of rectal prolapse‚ though no solitary cause stands out. In kids‚ the condition found with cystic fibrosis‚ a dangerous disease that causes dense‚ sticky mucus to accumulate
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