Rheumatic aortic valve insufficiency

Definition

Aortic insufficiency is the leaking of the aortic valve of the heart that causes blood to flow in the reverse direction during ventricular diastole, from the aorta into the left ventricle. Rheumatic fever causes the valve cusps to retract.

Exclusions

• Active or acute rheumatic endocarditis of aortic valve

Inclusions

• rheumatic aortic incompetence
• rheumatic aortic regurgitation

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