See Also: aortic valve(medicine)
Aortic Valve(health)
bicuspid aortic valve(medicine)
Bicuspid aortic valve(health)
aortic valve stenosis(medicine)
aortic valve prolapse(medicine)
Aortic Valve Replacement(health)
aortic valve insufficiency(medicine)
Aortic Valve Homograft(health)
Aortic valve, bicuspid(health)

aortic valve prolapse (medicine) and Kahn (iou)


aortic valve prolapse (medicine)


aortic valve prolapse


The downward displacement of the cuspal material (misalignment of the cusps) below a line joining points of attachment of the aortic valve leaflets. The prolapsed cusp may occlude the ventricular septal defect during ventricular diastole.


Kahn (iou)



Kahn noun. [k¨»:n] E20.
[Reuben Leon Kahn (1887-1979), Lithuanian-born US bacteriologist.]
Medicine. Kahn test, Kahn reaction, a diagnostic test for syphilis devised by Kahn in which serum or spinal fluid is mixed with antigen from beef heart and examined for flocculation.