| CVHD | chronic valvular heart disease |
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| PVS | percussion, vibration, suction; persistent vegetative state; persistent viral syndrome; Plummer-Vins... |
| RVHD | rheumatic valvular heart disease |
| VDH | valvular disease of the heart |
| VHD | valvular heart disease; viral hematodepressive disease |
| valvular sclerosis | Fibrosis, often with calcification of valves, considered to be an aging change and not due to primary valvular disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| valvular thrombus | A parietal thrombus that projects into the lumen of the vessel. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prominence of venous valvular sinus | A slight eminence on the external wall of a vein correlating with the valvular sinus immediately proximal to the leaflets of the venous valve. Synonym: agger valvae venae. (05 Mar 2000) |