Aortic Valve Insufficiency
MESHD001022
Pathological condition characterized by the backflow of blood from the ASCENDING AORTA back into the LEFT VENTRICLE, leading to regurgitation. It is caused by diseases of the AORTIC VALVE or its surrounding tissue (aortic root).
Synonyms
- Insufficiency, Aortic Valve
- Aortic Incompetence
- Incompetence, Aortic
- Aortic Valve Incompetence
- Incompetence, Aortic Valve
- Regurgitation, Aortic Valve
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Regurgitation, Aortic
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