myxomatous degeneration造句

• Microscopic examination of the plantar fascia often shows myxomatous degeneration, connective tissue calcium deposits, and disorganized collagen fibers.
• A major valvular heart disease is mitral valve prolapse, which is a weakening of connective tissue called myxomatous degeneration of the valve.
• Myxomatous degeneration of the mitral valve is more common in women as well as with advancing age, which causes a stretching of the leaflets of the valve and the chordae tendineae.
• Mitral valve prolapse is in turn is caused by myxomatous degeneration, and is the most common cause of primary mitral regurgitation in the United States, causing about 50 % of cases.
• An excess of dermatan sulfate in the mitral valve is characteristic of myxomatous degeneration of the leaflets leading to redundancy of valve tissue and ultimately, mitral valve prolapse ( into the left atrium ) and insufficiency.