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Aortic insufficiency
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Phone:617-632-7753; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]; Varun Kumar, M.B.B.S. [3]; Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, M.B.B.S. [4]; Mohammed A. Sbeih, M.D.[5]
Synonyms and Keywords: Aortic regurgitation, aortic regurge, aortic Insufficiency, AI, AR, leaky aortic valve, aortic valve prolapse
Overview
Pathophysiology
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Causes
Natural History, Complications & Prognosis
Diagnosis
History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Electrocardiogram | Chest X-Ray | Echocardiography | Cardiac Catheterization
Treatment
Acute Aortic Insufficiency:
Medical therapy | Surgical therapy
Chronic Aortic Insufficiency:
Medical therapy | Surgical therapy
Precautions and Prophylaxis
Special Scenarios
Aortic Insufficiency in Pregnancy | Aortic Insufficiency in Elderly | Aortic insufficiency in young patients | Aortic Insufficiency in End-stage Renal Disease
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Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
