Question 1 : Research is being done now to develop
valves that can be implanted using a catheter without open ________ .
Question 2 : The closure
of the aortic valve contributes the A2 component of the
second ________ (S2 ).
Question 3 : The first minimally invasive aortic valve surgery took place at
the ________ in 1996.
Question 4 : During ventricular systole , ________ rises in the left ventricle.
Question 5 : Front of thorax , showing
surface relations of ________ , lungs (purple),
pleura
(blue), and heart (red outline).
Question 6 : The aortic valve is one of the valves of the ________ .
Question 7 : When the
pressure in the left ventricle rises above the pressure in the
aorta, the aortic valve opens, allowing ________ to exit the left ventricle into the aorta.
Question 8 : Common causes of ________ include dilation of the aorta, previous rheumatic
fever , infection, i.e.