Aortic regurgitation
When the valve dividing the lower left heart chamber (left ventricle) and the main artery that leads to the body (the aorta) doesn't close properly, causing blood to flow backward into the left ventricle.
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39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Baby 0-2 | Rare | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Rare | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Rare | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Rare | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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A 37-year old asked:
Is aortic regurgitation hereditary?
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A 35-year old asked:
What can cause severe aortic regurgitation?
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A 41-year old asked:
What is the meaning of mild aortic regurgitation?
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A 39-year old asked:
Does strenuous exercise make aortic regurgitation?
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A 36-year old asked:
I have mild to moderate aortic regurgitation. Will it get worse?
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A 32-year old asked:
How come I have aortic regurgitation, but nobody else in the family has it?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Hello, what does eccentric mean in mild eccentric aortic regurgitation? Is it any different from mild regurgitation.
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A 42-year old asked:
How precise is the stephoscope for hearing aortic regurgitation?
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A 31-year old male asked:
Does mild aortic regurgitation get worse with BAV over time what's the chances of it remaining at its current state?
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A 30-year old female asked:
I've been told I have MVP and there are a few pixels of aortic regurgitation is this a normal finding or will it get worse ?
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A 32-year old male asked:
Hey I have two questions and I need detailed answer? 1-Mild regurgitation for a 33years old guy ,is it normal ?And how much abnormal this finding? 2- the progression rate for mild aortic regurgitation,does it take years or decades to become severe?
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A 36-year old asked:
Doppler or echo better for detecting aortic regurgitation?
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A 38-year old asked:
What would you say is the very best method/test for detecting aortic regurgitation?
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A 31-year old male asked:
I have diagonised with aortic regurgitation which is moderate in 2D and severe in 3D ECHO with lvef 65% and lved 60mm please suggest?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Can aortic regurgitation mimic the symptoms of POTS? I continuously experience forceful heartbeats. Investigated for AS and noted it's a complication?
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A 24-year old male asked:
How does ankylosing spondilitis cause aortic regurgitation (and its pathophysiology)?
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A 31-year old female asked:
I m 32wk pg with corrective TOF. Nw I have SOB & echo shows, rt. Sided volume overload with mild aortic regurgitation. Wht should I do for delivery?
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A 61-year old female asked:
Had echo done last year and dr said in one of the films it showed a slight moderate aortic regurgitation-not during the entire echo. Worried or not?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Aortic Regurgitation - When are pounding/forceful heartbeats felt? During strenous activity? Lying down? Routine activity? Sitting? Are they constant?
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A 33-year old female asked:
I had trace aortic regurgitation 2 years ago and the echo i recently took said its mild regurgitaion. Will this progress. Family history of marfans
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A 29-year old asked:
Diastolic murmur go with aortic regurgitation?
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A 30-year old asked:
Diastolic murmur aortic regurgitation. Is this bad?
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A 38-year old asked:
Please explain what it "mild valvular aortic stenosis with mild aortic regurgitation"?
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A 24-year old female asked about a 31-year old male:
Husband, 31, had meningitis in 2015. Now he has aortic regurgitation. No other problems. Do you think the meningitis attacked the aortic valve?
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A 31-year old male asked:
Have sinus of valsava of 3.8mm with mild aortic regurgitation cardiologist ok'ed exercise is isometric exercises ok in moderation nothing to extreme?
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A 48-year old male asked:
I was told I have a heart murmur etch showed normal heart size no wall abnormalities but mild to moderate aortic regurgitation arota is normal size and function?
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A 32-year old male asked:
Hi Im 33 years old male , I have been diagnosed with acromegaly 3 years ago,now I receive Octeriotide 40mg My echo shows that I have mild aortic regurgitation, and mild tricuspid regurgitation Is this normal ? Especially the aortic regurgitation?
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A female asked:
In cardiology, what does ao rtd stand for? I had a stress echo done about 3 years ago one of the 2d measurements was ao rtd 2.9cm. What does that mean? I was told I have mild aortic regurgitation seen by color flow. The symptoms have doubled since then an
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A 29-year old male asked:
29yo male I have a bicuspid aortic valve with minor to mild concentric aortic regurgitation how concerned should I be for problem in the near future?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Can trivial aortic regurgitation cause breathlessness or lightheadedness? Should I be concerned about this finding on echo? No murmur heard on exam.
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