He knew that nitroglycerine activated an enzyme in aortic muscle cells, guanylylcyclase, which increased cyclic GMP and caused relaxation. From Wordnik.com. [The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1998 - Presentation Speech] Reference
Or, the valve might have become leaky, a condition known as aortic valve insufficiency. From Wordnik.com. [WebMD Health] Reference
At its origin it presents, opposite the segments of the aortic valve, three small dilatations called the aortic sinuses. From Wordnik.com. [VI. The Arteries. 2. The Aorta] Reference
The procedure is most commonly performed in the U.S. for a condition called aortic stenosis, where the valve fails to open properly. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American] Reference
The diagrams in his paper on the aortic arches of reptiles. From Wordnik.com. [Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology] Reference
This fellow came in two weeks ago with an aortic dissection. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 24, 2007] Reference
She had cardiopulmonary failure because of severe aortic stenosis. From Wordnik.com. [Elizabeth Paul Kalmus; Edward Kammerer Jr.; Linda Kole; Betty Miller; Jeffrey Moore; Gwendolyn Remick] Reference
Nine days ago surgeons replaced her aortic valve with a pig valve. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 13, 2009] Reference
The aortic valve pumps blood from the heart to the rest of the body. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 5, 2009] Reference
C. C.mmencement of the systemic aorta, ascending part of aortic arch. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
The operation to replace her aortic valve took two-and-a - half hours. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 5, 2009] Reference
Varieties of the primary aortic branches explained by the law of metamorphosis. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
He traced, in part at least, the metamorphosis which these aortic arches undergo. From Wordnik.com. [Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology] Reference
I imagine that many of us know people who have had to have an aortic valve replaced. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 5, 2009] Reference
We're now being told that Robin Williams will have aortic valve replacement surgery. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 5, 2009] Reference
Even when the aortic arch holds its proper level in the thorax, still the vessels H I. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
She underwent an operation hours ago in Houston where she had her aortic valve replaced. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 5, 2009] Reference
When, on the other hand, the aortic arch rises above its usual level, whilst the vessels H. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
The aortic valve allows blood to flow from the heart's left ventricle to the brain and body. From Wordnik.com. [New Way to Treat Deadly Heart Problem] Reference
By applying the ear at this locality, the play of the aortic valves may be distinctly heard. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
In Plate 26 may be seen the relation which the superior vena cava, H, bears to the aortic arch, A. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
An estimated 300,000 mainly older Americans have severe aortic stenosis, which is life threatening. From Wordnik.com. [New Way to Treat Deadly Heart Problem] Reference
The branches which spring from the aortic arch above are destined to supply the head and upper limbs. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
Cardiac patients could be helped by a treatment that avoids open-heart surgery to replace the aortic valve. From Wordnik.com. [What's News: World-Wide] Reference
Doctors in Houston replaced the former first lady's aortic valve after she experienced shortness of breath. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 5, 2009] Reference
This anatomical fact also fully accounts for the constant cough which attends some forms of aortic aneurism. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
COHEN: Well, sometimes people need a new aortic valve because they're older and that part is starting to wear out. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 5, 2009] Reference
Ultrasound machines can quickly diagnose life-threatening emergencies like an aortic aneurysm or internal hemorrhage. From Wordnik.com. [Sarah Ryley: Haitian Hospitals Awash With Supplies, Struggle to Pay Staff (Part 2)] Reference
The level of the aortic bifurcation corresponds with the situation of the navel in front, and the crista ilii laterally. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
Von Baer saw what had escaped Rathke and Huschke, that there were, not three nor four, but as many as five aortic arches. From Wordnik.com. [Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology] Reference
All the blood that's coming out of the heart trying to get to the rest of the body needs to go through this aortic valve. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 6, 2009] Reference
They said it was really lucky because there was only a quarter of an inch from hitting my aortic vessel in my back, so. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 26, 2005] Reference
An innominate or common aortic origin may happen for the carotid and subclavian arteries of the left side, as well as the right. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
During a 20-week ultrasound, our son was diagnosed with severe aortic stenosis with evolving hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
Edwards Lifesciences This artificial heart valve is designed to do the job of an aortic valve that fails to open and close properly. From Wordnik.com. [New Way to Treat Deadly Heart Problem] Reference
When an aneurism arises from the aortic arch it implicates those important organs which are gathered together in contact with itself. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
In the absence of the innominate artery, the right as well as the left carotid will be found to spring directly from the aortic arch. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
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