Sentences with phrase «thickened valve leaflet»
The bottom arrow points to a thickened valve leaflet, which could be the result of chronic bacteria from the mouth.
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This degeneration results in thickening and elongation of the valve leaflets, which affects the ability of the valves to close properly.
This thickened leaflet is called endocardiosis (you will learn more about this in the disease section when we teach you about chronic atrioventricular valve disease).