From cardiologist perspective: do they often encounter mild aortic regurgitation in younger patients 40yr or less or is it common in elderly people? does mild aortic regurgitation differ between young and old people in terms of progression, prognosis?

Mildly Aortic regurgitation is a common problem in people age 40 and over. Do you need follow up with the cardiologist initially probably a cardiac echo every two years. Consult cardiology.

Trace of aortic regurgitation is often seen in your age bracket on echocardiography but in this case examination of your heart would not reveal a significant heart murmur. If there is one, we would consider you to have some valvular damage & actual mild aortic regurgitation& as mentioned by Dr. K periodic echocardiograms would be indicated. Elderly people tend to have significant AR which worsens