Aortic Valve Insufficiency
"Aortic Valve Insufficiency" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Pathological condition characterized by the backflow of blood from the ASCENDING AORTA back into the LEFT VENTRICLE, leading to regurgitation. It is caused by diseases of the AORTIC VALVE or its surrounding tissue (aortic root).
| Descriptor ID |
D001022
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.280.484.095
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| Concept/Terms |
Aortic Valve Insufficiency- Aortic Valve Insufficiency
- Insufficiency, Aortic Valve
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Regurgitation, Aortic
- Regurgitation, Aortic Valve
- Aortic Incompetence
- Incompetence, Aortic
- Aortic Valve Incompetence
- Incompetence, Aortic Valve
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Dowd MD, Tarantino C, Borders J. Case 02-1994: a tall, thin 15-year-old male with chest pain. Pediatr Emerg Care. 1994 Apr; 10(2):117-20.