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1) Acute aortic regurgitation results in a sudden excessive volume load on the left ventricle, causing a dramatic rise in left ventricular diastolic pressure that may approach or equal aortic diastolic pressure. 2) This ventriculoatrial gradient causes premature closure of the mitral valve in diastole, preventing pulmonary edema but potentially leading to diastolic mitral regurgitation if the gradient persists into systole. 3) Two cases of acute aortic regurgitation are presented - one caused by infective
- Author
- Vimal Nishad
- Language
- EN