chordae tendenae

04:54 Oct 22, 2008
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Medical - Medical: Cardiology
English term or phrase: chordae tendenae
what causes chordae tendenae
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4Nothing causes it
David Russi


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Nothing causes it


Explanation:
1. It's misspelled: chordae tendinae

2. They are cords of tissue that connect the leaflets to the papillary muscles.

3. They can rupture, in which case you have chordae tendinae rupture. Here is some information:

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Chordae Tendinae, Rupture of - Imaging Consult
Chordae Tendinae, Rupture of. Definition:Disruption of chordal attachment to valve leaflet. What The Referring Physician Needs To Know ...
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Association between hypertension and primary mitral chordae ...
Background: Mitral regurgitation from chordae tendinae rupture(CTR) may cause severe clinical symptoms and is a progressive disease that eventually results ...
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Disease Information for Chordae tendinae rupture
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TRAUMATIC TRICUSPID INSUFFICIENCY WITH CHORDAE TENDINAE RUPTURE: A ...
Echocardiography demonstrated tricuspid chordae tendinae rupture with remarkable tricuspid regurgitation. We discuss this case in comparison with the ...
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Double valve replacement for acute spontaneous left chordal ...
A 54 years old male with undiagnosed chronic calcific degenerative aortic valve incompetence presented with acute left anterior chordae tendinae rupture ...
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Textbook of Small Animal Medicine - Google Books Result
by John K. Dunn - 1999 - Medical - 1065 pages
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Blackwell Synergy - Echocardiography, OnlineEarly Articles (Full Text)
May 14, 2008 ... and in addition identified multiple chordae tendinae rupture of the posterior leaflet. Open heart surgery confirmed the findings. ...
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David Russi
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Edith Kelly: Well, that is not a translation question, asker should consult a doctor. // If asker had asked for an explanation of the condition, I would agree, but asking for the cause is not a valid question IMO.// I had given the correct spelling before you answered
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  -> You already said that, but it is English-English, I think he's asking a valid question. I don't see why this troubles you, you told him he should consult a doctor, and now he can spell it correctly and has some information about it.
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