AORTIC REGURGITATION

ETIOLOGY

Valvular: Includes congenitally bicuspid valve, endocarditis, or rheumatic (especially if rheumatic mitral disease is present). Dilated aortic root: dilatation due to cystic medial necrosis, aortic dissection, ankylosing spondylitis, syphilis.

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