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.

Inclusions

• rheumatic aortic incompetence
• rheumatic aortic regurgitation

Exclusions

• Active or acute rheumatic endocarditis of aortic valve (4B4Y)

Also indexed as

Nearby in Aortic valve insufficiency

• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified