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aortic insufficiency

noun

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


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He died of complications from aortic insufficiency, said his companion, Susan Swift.

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Zangrillo said a team of doctors at the multi-disciplinary San Raffaele clinic ran a battery of tests and diagnosed a severe case of aortic insufficiency, which involves a leaking of the aortic valve of the heart, causing blood to flow in the reverse direction.

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Zangrillo said a team of doctors at Milan's San Raffaele clinic ran a battery of tests and diagnosed a serious case of aortic insufficiency, which describes the leaking of the aortic valve of the heart causing blood to flow in the reverse direction.

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She had developed scoliosis, or spinal curvature; an aortic insufficiency; and bursitis in one leg.

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Low diastolic pressure is frequently pathognomonic of aortic insufficiency.

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