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Definition of Valvular heart disease
1. Noun. Heart disease caused by stenosis of the cardiac valves and obstructed blood flow or caused by degeneration and blood regurgitation.
Generic synonyms: Cardiopathy, Heart Disease
Specialized synonyms: Aortic Stenosis, Mitral Valve Prolapse, Mitral Stenosis, Mitral Valve Stenosis
Specialized synonyms: Aortic Stenosis, Mitral Valve Prolapse, Mitral Stenosis, Mitral Valve Stenosis
Medical Definition of Valvular heart disease
1. A general term that applies to any abnormality of one of the heart valves, tricuspid, mitral, aortic or pulmonic valves. (27 Sep 1997)