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Abstract
The downward displacement of the cuspal or pointed end of the trileaflet AORTIC VALVE causing misalignment of the cusps. Severe valve distortion can cause leakage and allow the backflow of blood from the ASCENDING AORTA back into the LEFT VENTRICLE, leading to aortic regurgitation.
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- Aortic Valve Prolapses
- Prolapse, Aortic Valve
- Prolapses, Aortic Valve
- Valve Prolapse, Aortic
- Valve Prolapses, Aortic
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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- Aortic Valve (1966-1987)
- Aortic Valve Insufficiency (1967-1987)
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- National Library of Medicine. Aortic Valve Prolapse. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001023. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001023
- Aortic Valve Prolapse. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18556686