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control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid
device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone
one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods
the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs
a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it
a connection of inclusion or containment; "he escaped involvement in the accident"; "there was additional involvement of the liver and spleen"
(of brass instruments) having valves

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Carcinoid Heart Disease without Liver Involvement Caused by a Primary Ovarian Carcinoid Tumour.

Agarwal C1, Goel S2, Stern E1, Warner R1, Castillo J1, Croft L1, Lavine R3, Zacks J1.
Heart, lung & circulation.Heart Lung Circ.2015 Jul;24(7):e97-e100. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2015.02.014. Epub 2015 Feb 24.
Carcinoid heart disease, caused by primary ovarian carcinoid tumour, is a rare form of valvular heart disease. This form of heart disease usually presents with symptoms of right-sided valvular dysfunction, ultimately leading to right-sided heart failure. This entity is unique as it develops in the a
PMID 25800541

Predictors of In-hospital Adverse Events in Patients with Prosthetic Valve Infective Endocarditis.

Tan HL1, Chai LY1, Yeo TC2, Chia BL2, Tambyah PA1, Poh KK3.
Heart, lung & circulation.Heart Lung Circ.2015 Jul;24(7):705-9. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2015.01.013. Epub 2015 Feb 16.
BACKGROUND: We aimed to study patients with prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) and analyse factors associated with in-hospital adverse events.METHODS: A review of all patients who underwent echocardiography at a local university hospital with definite PVE (modified Duke's criteria) was performed. A
PMID 25743477

Is Bentall Procedure Still the Gold Standard for Acute Aortic Dissection with Aortic Root Involvement?

Beckmann E1, Martens A1, Alhadi FA1, Ius F1, Koigeldiyev N1, Fleissner F1, Stiefel P1, Kaufeld T1, Haverich A1, Shrestha M1.
The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon.Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.2015 Jun 19. [Epub ahead of print]
Introduction The "ideal" treatment of acute aortic dissection type A (AADA) with dissected and dilated root is controversial. We compared the outcome of classical Bentall procedure (biological and mechanical) with valve-sparing David procedure. Methods Between January 2002 and July 2011, 119 pat
PMID 26090885

Akpinar Ibrahim,Tekeli Sebahat,Sen Taner,Sen Nihat,Basar Nurcan,Cagli Kumral Ergun,Cay Serkan,Tufekcioglu Omac,Ozbulbul Nilgun Isiksalan
Internal Medicine 51(4), 391-393, 2012
… Although it is typically encountered in liver and lung, rare cardiac involvement of this infestation has very important clinical complications such as heart failure, valve regurgitation, pericardial effusion-tamponade and arrhythmia. …
NAID 130002062003

Soma Katsura,Abe Hajime,Takeda Norihiko,Shintani Yukako,Takazawa Yutaka,Kojima Toshiya,Fujiu Katsuhito,Semba Hiroaki,Yamashita Hiroshi,Hirata Yasunobu,Fukayama Masashi,Nagai Ryozo
International Heart Journal 53(1), 75-77, 2012
… Mitral and aortic valve regurgitation is commonly found in osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) patients, however, little is known about the myocardial involvement in this disorder. …
NAID 130001917175

Catheter Ablation for Atrial Tachycardia Which Re-Entrant Circuit Involves Inter-Atrial Septum

Adachi Toru,Yoshida Kentaro,Sekiguchi Yukio,Tada Hiroshi,Aonuma Kazutaka
Journal of Arrhythmia 27(Supplement), PJ3_008-PJ3_008, 2011
… We examined 3-cases undergoing ablation for AT with septal involvement. … Case 1 was 77 year-old male with mitral valve replacement. … Case 2 was 60 year-old male with mitral valve plasty. … Aggressive energy delivery with an irrigation-tip catheter from bi-atria may be necessary for improving outcomes after ablation for AT with septal involvement. …
NAID 130002130290