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coapt

(ˌkəʊˈæpt)
vb (tr)
to secure; fit together
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co•apt

(koʊˈæpt)

v.t.
to join or adjust (separate parts) to one another: to coapt the edges of a wound.
[1560–70; < Latin coapt(āre) <aptāre to put into position]
co`ap•ta′tion, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.coapt - cause to adhere; "The wounds were coapted"
fill up, close - fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?"
2.coapt - fit tightly and fasten
fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
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In August, 2018; Mitra FR trial was published that showed that in patients with secondary MR, the rate of death or unplanned hospitalization for heart failure at 1 year did not differ significantly between patients who underwent percutaneous mitral-valve repair in addition to receiving medical therapy and those who received medical therapy alone.8 But the recently published landmark trial "COAPT - Cardiovascular Outcomes Assessment of the MitraClip Percutaneous Therapy for Heart Failure Patients with Functional Mitral Regurgitation trial contradicted the Mitra FR trial.
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This simple observation is of great diagnostic importance, because the walls do not coapt when the lumen contains thrombus; even when the pressure applied is sufficient distort the shape of an adjacent artery.
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