Aortic regurgitation general approach to aortic insufficiency

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [2]

Overview

Aortic insufficiency is defined as reverse or backward flow of blood from the aorta into the left ventricle during diastolic phase of the heart beat.

Classification

Aortic insufficiency can be acute or chronic.