Aortic regurgitation occurs when blood flows retrograde (backwards) across the aortic valve from the aorta into the left ventricle during diastole. This abnormal backflow of blood leads to patholo ...

The ECG in patients with aortic regurgitation is non-specific and may show LVH and left atrial enlargement. In acute aortic regurgitation, sinus tachycardia due to the increased sympathetic ...

aortic annulus (AO an), Valsalva's sinuses (AOsv), sinotubular junction (AOstj), and proximal ascending aorta (PAA), measured 1 cm from the sinotubular junction.14 The degree of severity of the ...

More recently, however, several workers have questioned the frequency of this murmur, 3–5 pointing out that aortic rather than pulmonary insufficiency is usually found when a diastolic murmur at ...

and had less aortic stenois (82.4% vs 89.5%), but more moderate and severe aortic regurgitation (39.0% vs 30.5%). The investigators applied statistical adjustments to create relatively balanced ...

Surgery to replace an aortic valve is done for aortic valve stenosis and aortic valve regurgitation. During this surgery, the damaged valve is removed and replaced with an artificial valve. The valve ...

Dr Rajneesh Kapoor highlights the evolution of structural heart disease treatments, exploring the impact of transcatheter ...

Yale operates first the BATMAN procedure in CT, a less invasive heart treatment offering faster recovery and new hope for ...

FSU pitcher Jacob Marlowe, a Barron Collier High School grad, played his first baseball game after two open heart surgeries.