Electrical appliance that is used in order to induce heart contractions and control heartbeats.
back to topIrregular heartbeats perceived as a jump or brief stopping of the heart.
back to topBlood vessel that is present prior to birth which bypasses the lungs of the fetus. After birth the Patent Ductus closes.
back to topFailure of a Patent Ductus to close as it should shortly after birth.
back to topLikelihood that the phenotype of a disease will appear if a disease-related genotype is present.
back to topMembrane sac inflammation.
back to topA membrane sac surrounding the heart and vessels close to the heart.
back to topObserved properties or external appearance of a trait.
back to topDistal or beyond the synapse.
back to topA floppy valve, which is linked to regurgitation.
back to topArtery which takes blood from the heart to the lungs.
back to topFailure of pulmonary valve or pulmonary artery to develop in utero.
back to topHigh blood pressure in the lung vessels.
back to topValve between pulmonary artery and the right ventricle. It has three cusps which open and close with the heartbeat.
back to topRelating to the lungs. The term is sometimes used to refer to the pulmonary valve, which is the valve which prevents reverse flow of blood from the pulmonary artery into the right ventricle (pulmonary regurgitation, for instance).
back to toppositron emission tomography
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