aortic insufficiency

American  

noun

Pathology.

1. abnormal closure of the aortic valve resulting in regurgitation of blood to the left ventricle.

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Example Sentences

Sudden death from heart failure may occur with this lesion more frequently than with mitral insufficiency but less frequently than with aortic insufficiency.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)

If such narrowing occurs without aortic insufficiency at the age at which it usually occurs, it may not seriously affect the heart.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)

It is characteristic of all cases of aortic insufficiency that the diastolic pressure is low, even as low as 30 mm.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall

It should be recognized that digitalis very frequently not only does not raise blood pressure, but also may lower it; especially in aortic insufficiency and when there is cyanosis.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)

In cases of aortic insufficiency, the reaction is present in almost every case.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall