See Also: Valsalva test(medicine)
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Valsalva(dictionary)
valsalva(medicine)
sinus of valsalva(medicine)
Valsalva's antrum(medicine)
teniae of Valsalva(medicine)
valsalva's manoeuvre(medicine)
Valsalva manoeuvre(medicine)
Valsalva, Antonio(medicine)

Valsalva test (medicine)


Valsalva test


The heart is monitored by ECG, pressure recording, or other methods while the patient performs the Valsalva manoeuvre; the heart becomes smaller in normal persons but may dilate in the patient with impaired myocardial reserve; there is a characteristic complex sequence of cardiocirculatory events, departure from which indicates disease or malfunction.