Aortic Regurgitation

AORTIC REGURGITATION

Risk Factors:

• Rheumatic heart disease
• VSS
• Infective endocarditis
• Congenital bicuspid valve
• Marfan's syndrome
• Syphilis

Signs and Symptoms:

• LVH symptoms
• Angina
• CHF
• Widened pulse pressure
• Laterally displaced PMI
• Three murmur: high-pitched (blowing diastolic murmur at the left sternal border); Austin Flint-low-pitched (mid-diastolic rumble); mid-systolic murmur at the base

Treatments:

• Aortic valve replacement
• Afterload reducers (ACEIs, vasodilators)
• Diuretics
• Digoxin