1.   Any great degree of such aortic valve incompetence will place an unacceptable work-load on the heart, with resulting heart failure.

2.   He had needed an aortic valve replacement earlier in the year, but decided to forgo that after consulting with specialists.

3.   He noted that he is allergic to some medications and that he has a pacemaker and had an aortic valve replacement.

4.   Hearn had been suffering from chronic fatigue and was diagnosed with a bad aortic valve, which he had replaced.

5.   His aortic valve, though a bit narrow, was wide enough to do its job, and the chambers of his heart looked healthy.

6.   In July of last year, Hantla had a rim of tissue that developed under the aortic valve removed by world-renowned heart transplant surgeon Dr. Jack Copeland.

7.   Many cases, but not all, are brought on by a narrowed aortic valve.

8.   Mitral valve repairs are one of the more common heart operations, although they are done less often than coronary bypasses and aortic valve replacements.

9.   She refused to look at pictures of his blocked aortic valve.

10.   That scared her enough to go to her doctor, who discovered she had a bad aortic valve.