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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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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

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)

Low diastolic pressure is frequently pathognomonic of aortic insufficiency.

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

They are found in aortic insufficiency, in chronic nephritis, in the diffuse fibrous type of arteriosclerosis, and in some cases of exophthalmic goiter.

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

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)

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