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Aortic regurgitation is the retrograde flow of blood from the aorta into the left ventricle due to valve or root anomalies, with acute causes including trauma and infective endocarditis, while chronic causes often involve congenital defects or connective tissue disorders. Symptoms vary from severe heart failure in acute cases to gradual left ventricular dilation in chronic cases, with characteristic heart sounds and physical findings such as a wide pulse pressure. Diagnosis involves echocardiography, and ma

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Maithreyi Govind Iyengar

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