A 45-year-old member asked:
Is aortic regurgitation hereditary?
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Dr. Martin Raff answered
55 years experience in Infectious Disease
Might be: Depending upon the cause of the aortic regurgitation (and there are many), the presence of a bicuspid aortic valve, as an example, may be hereditary.
Answered on Apr 2, 2018
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A 50-year-old member asked:
Dr. Thomas Riney answered
36 years experience in Pediatrics
Could be but unlikel: Depends on your age and your past medical history.
A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Martin Raff answered
55 years experience in Infectious Disease
Generally yes.: This is usually a condition which will become worse over time.
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A 53-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gerald Neuberg answered
37 years experience in Cardiology
Slowly unless..: Depending on the cause, it may progress quite slowly unless there is further unjury to the valve from inflammation, infection, or uncontrolled hyperte ... Read More
A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mario Matos-Cruz answered
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Many: Acute valvular bacterial or fungal endocarditis, trauma, acute aortic dissection, sinus of valsalva aneurysm, acute deceleration compressive aortic va ... Read More
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