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  • You can hear the difference between a good valve and a malfunctioning one through a stethoscope: Instead of a rub-dub beat, it’s more of a rub-woooosh sound as blood passes through the diseased valve.

    You Staying Young MEHMET C. OZ 2007

  • You can hear the difference between a good valve and a malfunctioning one through a stethoscope: Instead of a rub-dub beat, it’s more of a rub-woooosh sound as blood passes through the diseased valve.

    You Staying Young MEHMET C. OZ 2007

  • You can hear the difference between a good valve and a malfunctioning one through a stethoscope: Instead of a rub-dub beat, it’s more of a rub-woooosh sound as blood passes through the diseased valve.

    You Staying Young MEHMET C. OZ 2007

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  • "But probably he thinks you're a Communist, living out there on the beach like all the rub-dubs and canned heaters."

    - Malcolm Lowry, October Ferry to Gabriola

    July 30, 2008