| 41. | In simple terms, I broke my aortic valve.
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| 42. | The principle of the early artificial aortic valve still serves as a model for heart implants.
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| 43. | Fox then underwent successful aortic valve replacement surgery.
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| 44. | Denktash, 78, underwent aortic valve replacement Oct 7.
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| 45. | The left ventricle pumps blood to the body through the aortic valve and into the aorta.
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| 46. | The reason for this is that there is a larger pressure gradient across the aortic valve.
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| 47. | The purpose of the aortic valve is to prevent blood from flowing backward into the heart.
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| 48. | That scared her enough to go to her doctor, who discovered she had a bad aortic valve.
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| 49. | With both techniques the form of the aortic valve must be carefully assessed after completed root replacement.
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| 50. | So, with surgery at some point inevitable, should patients with bad aortic valves try the pills now?
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