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06:26 Oct 14, 2009
French to English translations [PRO] Medical - Medical (general) / patient report
French term or phrase:un RAO lâche
List of medical history in a patient report: "nous le suivons pour une HTA, une RAO lâche, une surcharge bi carotidienne peu sténosante, chez un patient diabétique de type 2, porteur d'un myélome multiple a faible masse tumorale"
I think it's probably something cardiac given that it's beetween two other cardiovascular things. Possibly the O is for oblitérante? any ideas?
Not entirely sure about this but I suggest that "lâche" here is the opposite of "serré". A stenosis that is "serré" is severe, i.e. the bit that is normally open is very narrowed. I'd suggest, then, that "lâche" simply means "mild".
The reference is a book on clinical echocardiography, which makes the distinction between the two types (the author uses "sténose" rather than "rétrécissement")
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My assumption was that "aortic stenosis" in English (always?) implies "aortic valve stenosis", and this info site seems to back this up:
Why so certain, Manu? I suggest that the "o" should be lower-case, as this does appear to be the normal French abbreviation for "rétrécissement aortique". "Stenosis" is more commonly used in medical reports than "narrowing", though they do effectively mean the same thing.
Thanks for both of your thoughts so far! But if the stenosis is mild, then can the O stand for Oblitérante? Because I would have thought occluded = severe. Could it stand for something else?
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found this
Le midazolam en intrathécal dans la rachianesthésie continue chez ...
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La rachianesthésie continue (RAC) est de plus en plus utilisée chez les patients présentant un rétrécissement aortique serré (RAo) [1] and [2]. ...
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Retrecissement de l'aorte : Forum auFeminin
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un retrecissement aortique(RAo) n'est pas une coarctation de L'aorte.le RAo est le resserement de la valve qui fait passer le sang du ventricule gauche vers ...
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serré = tight
lache = less tight, less narrow
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The Chelsea Heart Clinic Valvular Heart Disease
It may become too narrow (stenosis) or leaky (regurgitation). Mitral stenosis is caused by rheumatic fever which is now rare. Mitral regurgitation can also ... www.chelseaheartclinic.co.uk/diagnosis_valvular_heart_disea... - Cached - Similar
so
lache = leaky
final answer
leaky aortic narrowing
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Aortic valve disease
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In some cases the valve may be both narrowed and leaky in which case the problem can be described as “mixed” aortic valve disease. ... www.yorksandhumberhearts.nhs.uk/.../Aortic valve disease.pd... - Similar
probably
narrowed and leaking aortic valve
would be better
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or
narrowing and leaking of the aortic valve
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by Barbara Roberts - 2008 - Medical - 269 pages
A leaky aortic valve causes a characteristic murmur, which usually alerts ... left atrium to the left ventricle, can also become narrowed, leaky, or both. ...
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14 May 2008 ... But some can become thick and narrowed (stenotic) or curled at the edges and leaky (insufficient). Aortic stenosis - or aortic valve ... www.dreddyclinic.com/.../aa/aorticvalvestenosis.htm - Cached - Similar
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Full text of "A dictionary of English homonyms : pronouncing and ...
Tight, a, tit. Not loose; not leaky; close-fitting. Stretto ; legato ; tirato ; teso ; serrato ; ben chiuso ; ben tappato. Tendu ; serre ; roide ; bien ... www.archive.org/.../dictionaryofengl00beyauoft_djvu.txt - Cached - Similar
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p.s.
lache = leaky = regurgitant
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Les gastrostomies chez l'enfant
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Sténoses oesophagiennes (caustiques). - Mucoviscidose. - POIC (décompression) ... ni trop serrée (risque de nécrose), ni trop lâche (risque de fuite) ... www.chc.be/files/files/1 - Dr Stéphanie Colinet.pdf - Similar
liz askew United Kingdom Local time: 12:30 Specializes in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 872
Explanation: I agree with DrManu49 that RAO probably stands for "rétrécissement aortique orificiel" but, in my opinion, the most frequently used translation is "aortic valve stenosis".
Not entirely sure about this but I suggest that "lâche" here is the opposite of "serré". A stenosis that is "serré" is severe, i.e. the bit that is normally open is very narrowed. I'd suggest, then, that "lâche" simply means "mild".
The reference is a book on clinical echocardiography, which makes the distinction between the two types (the author uses "sténose" rather than "rétrécissement")
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My assumption was that "aortic stenosis" in English (always?) implies "aortic valve stenosis", and this info site seems to back this up:
Angela Dickson United Kingdom Local time: 12:30 Specializes in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 234
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Rétrécissement Aortique Orificiel (RAO) = moderate aortic stenosis, or narrowing of the aortic lumen
Explanation: 26 nov 2004 ... Service(s) : Cardiologie A – Hôpital Trousseau ... Le Rétrécissement Aortique Orificiel (RAO) est devenu avec le recul des maladies ...
fmc.med.univ-tours.fr/Pages/.../quillet.htm
Aortic stenosis, or narrowing of the aortic lumen, has many causes. It may originate in coarctation or pseudocoarctation of the aorta, midaortic dysplastic ...
radiographics.rsna.org/content/23/suppl_1/S79.full
However, moderate stenosis just distal to the left renal artery still remained(Fig 1 Go ... This means that remodeling of the aortic lumen could continue, ...
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