Definitions

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  • noun Plastic surgery to repair a valve, especially a heart valve.

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  • noun surgery Plastic surgery to repair a valve, such as a heart valve or venous valve.

Etymologies

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From valvule + -plasty

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Examples

  • Depending on the age, gender, and particular needs of your child, as well as the valve anatomy, surgeons may attempt to repair the valve, or at least improve its function, with a surgery called a valvuloplasty.

    Pulmonary Regurgitation 2009

  • When this happens, balloon valvuloplasty can be repeated, as long as there isn't significant regurgitation.

    Pulmonary Stenosis 2009

  • When this happens, balloon valvuloplasty can be repeated, as long as there isn't significant aortic regurgitation.

    Aortic Stenosis 2009

  • In most cases, the condition is treated with balloon valvuloplasty, which requires cardiac catheterization.

    Aortic Stenosis 2009

  • In most cases, the condition is treated with balloon valvuloplasty, which requirescardiac catheterization.

    Pulmonary Stenosis 2009

  • Depending on the age, gender and particular needs of your child, as well as the valve anatomy, surgeons may attempt to repair the valve, or at least improve its function, with a surgery called a valvuloplasty.

    Aortic Stenosis 2009

  • Depending on the age, gender and particular needs of your child, as well as the valve anatomy, surgeons may attempt to repair the valve, or at least improve its function, with a surgery called a valvuloplasty.

    Aortic Regurgitation 2009

  • Many cases can be treated with a cardiac catheterization technique called balloon valvuloplasty.

    Pulmonary Atresia 2008

  • Balloon valvuloplasty, also called percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty, is a surgical procedure to open a narrowed heart valve, a condition called stenosis, in order to improve valve function and blood flow.

    The 10 Best Questions™ for Recovering from a Heart Attack Ph.D. Dede Bonner 2009

  • The doctors were very happy, and certainly Dad's peppiness today bears out what they've said about the benefits of the valvuloplasty.

    Back Home Susan Palwick 2009

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