Canadian Medical Guide > Diseases > Cardiovascular Diseases > Heart Diseases > Heart Valve Diseases > Heart Valve Prolapse > Aortic Valve Prolapse Terms and Definitions
Aortic Valve Prolapse
Medical Definition: | The downward displacement of the cuspal material (misalignment of the cusps) below a line joining points of attachment of the aortic valve leaflets. The prolapsed cusp may occlude the ventricular septal defect during ventricular diastole. |
Previously Indexed: | Aortic Valve (1966-1987),Aortic Valve Insufficiency (1967-1987) |
Aortic Valve Prolapse Medical Definitions and Terms
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