valvular incompetence

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Noun1.valvular incompetence - inability of a bodily valve to close completelyvalvular incompetence - inability of a bodily valve to close completely
incompetence - inability of a part or organ to function properly
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For each patient, intracardiac anatomy was studied using the standard 2D echocardiographic views, intracardiac dimensions, and valve motion was studied using standard M-mode technique, while valvular incompetence and cardiac shunts were qualitatively and quantitatively assessed using color flow and PW and CW Doppler techniques.[12] Some real-timed images were also taken.
Pediatric echocardiography in University of Nigeria teaching hospital, Ituku-Ozalla: 'Real-world cardiology - Experience from a center in Nigeria'
Varicose Veins occur as a result of the fibrotic changes due to the chronic inflammatory changes in the vessel wall which may lead to valvular incompetence. (7)
HISTOLOGICAL STUDY OF BLOOD VESSEL WALL FIBROSIS IN VARICOSE VEINS
The nasal valve contributes as much as 80% of total nasal airway resistance, and even minor constriction of this area results in a clinically significant impairment of nasal breathing for the patient.4 Nasal valvular incompetence may equal or even exceed septal deviation as the prime cause of nasal airway obstruction.
Spirox Shows Positive Results from Latera Implant Study in Nasal Valve Collapse Patients
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