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| Aortic Regurgitation |
Retrograde flow from the aorta into the left ventricle through incompetent aortic cusps. Symptoms include dyspnea, shortness of breath, palpitations, orthopnea. Usual course - acute; chronic. Basic causes are bacterial endocarditis, aortic dissection, ankylosing spondylitis, aortic stenosis, rheumatic fever, giant cell arteritis, syphilis, Marfan's syndrome, osteogenesis imperfection, Reiter's syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, cystic medial necrosis, sinus of Valsalva aneurysm, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, myxomatous degeneration of valve, dissection of aorta, bicuspid aortic valve. Treatment is aortic valve replacement. |
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