valvular insufficiency

Valvular insufficiency.

It is also used for heart problems including valvular insufficiency, "senile heart," and weak heart muscles following pneumonia.

Abnormal murmurs may also occur with valvular insufficiency (or regurgitation), which allows backflow of blood when the incompetent valve closes with only partial effectiveness.

Varicose veins are distinguished from reticular veins (blue veins) and telangiectasias (spider veins), which also involve valvular insufficiency, by the size and location of the veins.

Activation of 5-HT receptors can induce hallucinations, and the activation of 5-HT receptors has been implicated in cardiac valvular insufficiency and possibly in pulmonary hypertension.

This maneuver is very useful to study deep vein flow and to detect valvular insufficiency, mainly at the popliteal level, and is used when there are painful or very edematous legs.

The study showed that 89% of Parkinson's disease patients treated with the drug Permax had leaky heart valves, called valvular insufficiency, a form of heart valve disease that occurs when the heart valves don't close properly.