See Also: Aortic valve, bicuspid(health)
bicuspid aortic valve(medicine)
Bicuspid aortic valve(health)
harlequin reaction(medicine)
bicuspid(dictionary)
Bicuspid(health)
Bicuspid(medicine)
bicuspid valve(medicine)
Bicuspid or pre-molar(health)
bicuspid tooth(medicine)

Bicuspid aortic valve (health) and harlequin reaction (medicine)


Bicuspid aortic valve (health)


Whereas the normal aortic valve in the heart has three flaps (cusps) that open and close, a bicuspid valve has only two. There may be no symptoms in childhood, but in time the valve may become stenotic (narrowed), making it harder for blood to pass through it, or the valve may start to let blood leak backwards through the valve (regurgitate). Treatment depends on how the valve is working.





harlequin reaction (medicine)


harlequin reaction
Sudden blanching of the lower half of the body of an infant lying on its side, leaving the remaining half of the body the normal pink colour.