valvular heart disease meaning

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valvular heart disease (noun): heart disease caused by stenosis of the cardiac valves and obstructed blood flow or caused by degeneration and blood regurgitation.

Definition of valvular heart disease

  1. heart disease caused by stenosis of the cardiac valves and obstructed blood flow or caused by degeneration and blood regurgitation

    Type of: heart disease

    Kinds: aortic stenosis, mitral valve prolapse, mitral stenosis

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