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Valves, 126

aortic valve, 130

diseases, 126 -144

insufficiency. See Regurgitation

mitral valve, 129

prosthetic, 131 -133, 132

prosthetic, inffective endocarditis and, 149

regurgitation, 126 -127

stenosis of, 126 -127, 129

See also Aortic valve

Mitral valve

Stenosis

Valvular diseases, surgery for, 131 , 133

Veins, 9

Ventricular fibrillation, 57 , 74 , 80 , 83

electric countershock and, 91

sudden death from, 90 , 123

treatment, 85 ,

See also Arrhythmias

Ventricular septal defect, 166 , 166 -168

Ventricular standstill, 86

sudden death from, 90

Verapamil, 52

Volume overload, 63 -64