Aortic Regurgitation
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Aortic Regurgitation Incidence
Facts about aortic regurgitation:
About 8 percent of women have aortic regurgitation.
About 13 percent of men have aortic regurgitation.
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Aortic Regurgitation Symptoms
Related Topics:
Aortic stenosis
Congestive heart failure
Difficulty breathing
Heart murmurs
Mitral regurgitation
Mitral stenosis
Palpitations
Rheumatic heart disease
Valvular heart disease
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Last Updated: Feb 25, 2008
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Aortic Regurgitation References:
Babu AN, Kymes SM, Carpenter SM: Eponyms and the diagnosis of aortic regurgitation: what says the evidence? Ann Intern Med 2003 May 6; 138(9): 736-42.
Enriquez-Sarano M, Tajik AJ. Clinical practice. Aortic regurgitation. N Engl J Med. 2004 Oct 7;351(15):1539-46.
Hagan PG, Nienaber CA, Isselbacher EM, et al.: The International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (IRAD): new insights into an old disease. JAMA 2000 Feb 16; 283(7): 897-90.
Rahimtoola SH. The year in valvular heart disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2005 Jan 4;45(1):111-22.
