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valvuloplasty, n. Surg.|ˈvælvjʊləʊˌplæstɪ|
[f. valvula n. + -o1 + -plasty.]
Surgical repair of a (usu. cardiac) valve.
1948D. E. Harken et al. in New Eng. Jrnl. Med. 25 Nov. 801 (heading) The surgical treatment of mitral stenosis. I. Valvuloplasty. Ibid. 805/2 The two commissures are cut away.., with a view toward restoring some valvular action to the distorted, thickened leaflets... This is the simplest form of ‘valvuloplasty’. 1983Oxf. Textbk. Med. II. xiii. 220/2 The propriety of cardiac investigation with a view to tricuspid and/or pulmonary valvuloplasty or replacement is not in doubt. 1989Brit. Med. Jrnl. 6 May 1251/2 Advanced age is a sufficient risk factor for mitral valve replacement to warrant balloon valvuloplasty as the preferred first line treatment for mitral valve stenosis. |