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prosthetic heart valves
Definition for prosthetic heart valves
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Two-dimensional transthoracic color Doppler echocardiography
prosthetic heart valves and Two-dimensional transthoracic color Doppler echocardiography
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Doppler Flow Mapping of Heart
prosthetic heart valves and Doppler Flow Mapping of Heart
Smear for acanthocytes
prosthetic heart valves and Smear for acanthocytes
Color flow Doppler echocardiography
prosthetic heart valves and Color flow Doppler echocardiography
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Artificial heart valve - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... the operation), marking the first long-term success in prosthetic heart valves. ... prosthetic heart valve, a sudden pressure drop occurs across the valve ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_heart_valve
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Heart valve surgery
Offers illustrations, descriptions, risks, and expectations after heart valve surgery.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002954.htm
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Mitral Regurgitation: Heart Valve Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition
Mechanical Heart Valves ... repairing the valve or replacing it with an artificial (prosthetic) valve. ... Damaged heart valves are susceptible to a serious ...
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec03/ch028/ch028b.html
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Heart valve repair or replacement for mitral valve regurgitation or ...
... severe mitral valve regurgitation (MR). Surgery for MR is recommended when you have symptoms of heart failure, or when ... (prosthetic) heart valve. ...
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/heart-valve-repair-or-rep...
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Heart valve repair or replacement for mitral valve regurgitation or ...
Both valve repair and replacement are typically open-heart surgeries. ... repaired or removed and replaced with an artificial (prosthetic) heart valve. ...
http://health.yahoo.com/heart-treatment/heart-valve-repair-o...
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Heart Valve Surgery
Heart valve surgery - Cleveland Clinic Heart & Vascular Institute, leader in heart care and heart ... The CarboMedics Prosthetic Heart Valve (CPHVââ?? ...
https://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/diseas...
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CDC - Biofilms and Device-Associated Infections
... using silver-coated St. Jude medical heart valves: a ... Infections of prosthetic heart valves and vascular grafts. In: Bisno AL, Waldovogel FA, editors. ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol7no2/donlan.htm
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Health Library - Avera Health
Prosthetic heart valves. Tetralogy of Fallot repair ... Open heart surgery includes surgery on the heart muscle, valves, arteries, or other structures. ...
http://averaorg.adam.com/content.aspx?productId=108&pid=1&gid=002950
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Heart Disease & Pregnancy
... Essamad, HM, et. Al. Pregnanacy outcome in women with prosthetic heart valves. ... Management of pregnant women with prosthetic heart valves, UpToDate 4/15/2006. ...
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/women/conditions_pregnancy.aspx
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THE MERCK MANUAL OF GERIATRICS, Ch. 90, Infective Endocarditis
... with calcified or prosthetic heart valves and particularly before certain ... Therapy is continued at least 2 weeks longer if patients have prosthetic valves. ...
http://www.merck.com/mkgr/mmg/sec11/ch90/ch90a.jsp
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ADAM Health Information
A member of SSM Health Care. Body, Mind, Spirit... We care for the whole person. ... Prosthetic heart valves. Tetralogy of Fallot repair ...
http://ssmhealth.adam.com/content.aspx?pid=1&gid=002950&uid=stmarysmadison
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Open heart surgery
Prosthetic heart valves. Tetralogy of Fallot repair ... Open heart surgery includes surgery on the heart muscle, valves, arteries, or other structures. ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002950.htm
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Open heart surgery
Prosthetic heart valves. Tetralogy of Fallot repair ... Open heart surgery includes surgery on the heart muscle, valves, arteries, or other structures. ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/Open-heart-surgery.htm
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Encyclopedia - DukeHealth.org
A comprehensive resource for general ... Prosthetic heart valves. Tetralogy ... Open heart surgery includes surgery on the heart muscle, valves, arteries, or ...
http://dukehealthsystem.adam.com/content.aspx?productId=101&pid=1&gid=002950
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Vancomycin (Intravenous Route, Injection Route) - MayoClinic.com
Mayo Clinic offers award-winning medical and health information and tools ... fever) or prosthetic (artificial) heart valves who are allergic to penicillin. ...
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/drug-information/DR601965
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CDC - Emerging Issues in Infective Endocarditis
The risk of infection of heart valves in persons predisposed to acquiring ... incidence of prosthetic heart valves, 4) congenital heart disease in younger ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol10no6/03-0848.htm
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Infective Endocarditis: Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders: Merck Manual ...
People who have an artificial (prosthetic) heart valve are also at high risk. ... However, damaged heart valves may trap the bacteria, which can then lodge on the ...
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/print/sec03/ch029/ch029a.html
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Aortic Valve Regurgitation - Yahoo! Health
When the heart rests between beats, the aortic valve closes to keep blood from ... Problems with the replacement (prosthetic) aortic valve. ...
http://health.yahoo.com/heart-overview/aortic-valve-regurgit...
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Valve Surgery & Balloon Valvotomy
Heart valve surgery - Cleveland Clinic Heart & Vascular Institute, leader in heart care and heart disease in ... The CarboMedics Prosthetic Heart Valve (CPHV? ...
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/disorders/valve/valvetreatment.aspx
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Health Information
The valves control the direction of blood flow through your heart. The opening and closing of the heart valves produce the sound of the heartbeat. ...
http://ssmhealth.adam.com/content.aspx?pid=1&gid=002954
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EID V3 N1: Izurieta Case Listing
Natural heart valve. Rheumatic heart disease. Penicillin. 14. 1971 ... Prosthetic valve. Arctic Stenosis. Vancomycin. Died. 8. 1982. 46. M. Natural heart valve ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol3no1/izurtab1.htm
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Infective Endocarditis: Endocarditis: Merck Manual Professional
Endocarditis usually involves the heart valves. ... Prosthetic valves are a particular risk. ... High: Prosthetic heart valve (bioprosthetic or homograft), history of ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/print/sec07/ch077/ch077b.html
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Changing the Face of Medicine | Dr. Nina Starr Braunwald
... that was the first to implant a prosthetic heart valve, which she also designed. ... of clots when prosthetic valves and circulatory assist devices ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/physicians/biography_41.html
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CDC - Nosocomial Endocarditis Caused by Corynebacterium amycolatum and ...
... in patients with underlying structural heart disease or prosthetic-valves. ... heart disease or are immunocompromised, as well as of prosthetic-valve ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol8no1/01-0151.htm
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Heart Valve Physicians, Bacterial Endocarditis
Heart valve physicians - Cleveland Clinic Heart & Vascular Institute ... An artificial (prosthetic) heart valve, including bioprosthetic and homograft valves ...
https://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/disease/valve/sbe.htm
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RBC indices
... anemia -- from blood loss, prosthetic heart valves, Sepsis, tumor, or aplastic ... Heart Disease. Depression. IBS/Crohn's Disease. Mental Health. Men's ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/003648res.htm
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Heart Disease Terms
A comprehensive glossary of terms related to heart disease. ... the aortic valve may need to be replaced with either a prosthetic or human valve. ...
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/heart-disease-glossary?page=2
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Surgery for Infective Endocarditis
Heart surgery - Cleveland Clinic Heart and Vascular Institute - nations ... Heart Valve Disease - Percutaneous Interventions ... An unstable prosthetic valve ...
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/disorders/valve/sbesurgery.aspx
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Ischemic Stroke: Stroke (CVA): Merck Manual Professional
Rheumatic heart disease (usually mitral stenosis) Post-MI. Vegetations on heart valves in bacterial or marantic endocarditis. Prosthetic heart valves ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/print/sec16/ch211/ch211b.html
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Mitral Valve Regurgitation - Yahoo! Health
Mitral valve regurgitation means that one of the valves in your heart?the mitral valve?is letting blood leak backward into the heart.
http://health.yahoo.com/heart-overview/mitral-valve-regurgit...
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Aortic Valve Surgery in the Young Adult Patient
Aortic valve surgery ? Cleveland Clinic Heart & Vascular Institute, leader in heart care and heart disease in the United States.
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/disorders/valve/youngvalve.aspx
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Mitral valve prolapse
The heart's mitral valve helps blood on the left side of the heart flow in one direction. ... and prosthetic: the Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000180.htm
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Bacteremia: Bacteremia, Sepsis, and Septic Shock: Merck Manual Home Edition
... tend to lodge and collect on structures such as abnormal heart valves, and any ... as intravenous catheters and artificial (prosthetic) joints and heart valves. ...
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec17/ch191/ch191b.html
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Mitral Valve Regurgitation-Cause
Rheumatic fever, which can scar the heart valves and prevent them from closing completely. ... Problems with a prosthetic mitral valve. ...
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/tc/mitral-valve-regurgitation-cause
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Mountain Vista Medical Center
On the positive side, heart attack mortality rates have been ... of prosthetic heart valves and to prevent blood clots in patients with atrial fibrillation. ...
http://mvmedicalcenter.adam.com/content.aspx?productId=108&pid=10&gid=000003
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Coronary artery disease
On the positive side, heart attack mortality rates have been ... of prosthetic heart valves and to prevent blood clots in patients with atrial fibrillation. ...
http://adam.about.com/reports/Coronary-artery-disease.htm
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Valve Surgery - Past, Present, Future
Valve repair - Cleveland Clinic Heart and Vascular Institute - We have a vast ... The Carbomedics Prosthetic Heart Valve (CPHV? ...
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/history/future/valve.aspx
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Bacteremia: Biology of Infectious Disease: Merck Manual Professional
Patients with certain underlying heart conditions should receive prophylactic ... with valvular heart disease, prosthetic heart valves, or other intravascular ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec14/ch167/ch167g.html
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A Glossary of Heart Disease Terms
Definitions to terms related to heart disease. ... the aortic valve may need to be replaced with either a prosthetic or human valve. ...
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/guide/heart-disease-glossary-terms?page=2
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Aortic Stenosis Glossary of Terms with Definitions on MedicineNet.com
It can also be used to detect abnormal anatomy or infections of the heart valves. ... See the entire definition of Prosthetic ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/aortic_stenosis/glossary.htm
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Dr. Pettersson Publications
... and ascending aorta replacement for acute aortic prosthetic valve endocarditis. ... Journal of Heart Valve Disease 1999;8:140-142. ...
http://www.clevelandclinic.org/thoracic/Surgeons/Pettersson_Publications.htm
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Magnetic Resonance Angiogram (MRA)
... other implanted or prosthetic medical device (such as ... Heart Valve Surgery. Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICDs) Pacemakers. Enter Location: ...
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/magnetic-resonance-angiogram-mra
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Echocardiography - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is especially useful for assessing diseases of the heart valves. ... Transesophageal echocardiography also affords better visualization of prosthetic heart valves. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echocardiography
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Salmonella Infections: Bacterial Infections: Merck Manual Home Edition
... infection on artificial (prosthetic) joints or heart valves, on a blood vessel ... If a heart valve is infected, people may feel short of breath. ...
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/print/sec17/ch190/ch190r.html
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Aortic Valve Regurgitation-Cause
... of chronic aortic valve regurgitation include:Congenital heart defects. ... Problems with the replacement (prosthetic) aortic valve. ...
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/tc/aortic-valve-regurgitation-cause
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RBC indices
Heart valve surgery. Sepsis. Hemolytic anemia. Thalassemia ... anemia -- from blood loss, prosthetic heart valves, sepsis, tumor, or aplastic anemia ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/RBC-indices.htm
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Valve Disease, Valve Surgery, Valve Repair, Heart Surgery
tricuspid valves are located between the atria (upper. chambers of the heart) ... An artificial (prosthetic) heart valve, including bioprosthetic and homograft valves ...
http://www.clevelandclinic.org/SEM_info/heartcenter/Valve_Di...
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X-Plain? Heart Valve Replacement Reference Summary
surgery replaces a defective heart valve. ... You should tell your dentist and other doctors that you have a prosthetic valve. ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/heartvalvereplacement/ct049103.pdf
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Preventing Endocarditis
Some dental procedures can trigger endocarditis, or inflammation of the heart and valves, if you have a bacterial infection in your mouth.
http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/endocarditis-prevention
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Heart Valve Disease - Percutaneous Interventions
valve surgery - Heart and Vascular Institute heart doctors and heart surgeons are experts in treatment of valve ... the prosthetic device pushes the support ...
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/percutaneous/percutaneousValve.aspx
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