paravalvular

paravalvular

English

Etymology

para- +‎ valvular

Adjective

paravalvular (not comparable)

1. Beyond a (heart) valve
   • 2015 July 7, Nicola Principi, Susanna Esposito, “Kingella kingae infections in children”, in BMC Infectious Diseases‎, volume 15, DOI:10.1186/s12879-015-0986-9:

     Other complications of K. kingae endocarditis include valvular insufficiency, cardiogenic shock, pulmonary infarction and paravalvular abscesses [ 4 ].