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US
/ˈmaɪtɹəɫ/
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ADJECTIVE
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of or relating to or located in or near the mitral valve
mitral insufficiency - relating to or resembling the miter worn by some clerics
How To Use mitral In A Sentence
- Objective To observe safty and effect of percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty(PBMV) on the patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis complicated with left atrial thrombus.
- Just behind the mitral valve, there is a vein called the coronary sinus, a large vein in the heart that normally drains all of the blood from the coronary arteries.
- The cause of death was due to cardiac arrhythmia due to mitral valve prolapse, which is a condition in which the heart valve does not close properly, said Ellen Borakove, director of the public affairs for the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in New York City. News - chicagotribune.com
- According to a 2001 report in the Medical Journal of Australia, a woman with a heart condition called mitral valve prolapse died after ingesting most of a 55 milliliter guarana and ginseng energy drink. Can a Caffeine-Packed Plant Give a Boost?
- Later the disease damages the mitral, aortic and tricuspid valves.
- The MitraClip is used to grasp and coapt the leaflets of the mitral valve. Medgadget
- The heart valves are called tricuspid, pulmonic, mitral, and aortic. Cardiac terms and definitions
- The mitral valve on the left side has two flaps, and the tricuspid valve on the right has three.
- Many people with the valve problem, known as mitral regurgitation, currently don't get repairs because they can't withstand surgery. Abbott Heart Device Meets Goals
- Subsequent area enlargement may contribute to mitral incompetence.