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valve

[valv] / vælv /


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In addition to loosening the valve on submissions, many journals are further overheating the system by offering papers for what used to be study components.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

Not all patients have the right size valve or other anatomical prerequisites.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

With a 65-year-old patient, “there’s a likelihood that first valve you put in isn’t going to last until they’re 85,” Forrest said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

More than 13% of Americans 75 and older have the condition, in which the aortic valve stiffens and narrows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

His valve seemed to be glued, and no amount of bouncing was opening it.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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