aortic regurgitation

Question 1

aortic regurgitation features

Answer 1

• early diastolic murmur
• collapsing pulse
• wide pulse pressure
• quinche’s sign (nail-bed pulsation)
• de musset’s sign (head bopping)

Question 2

what is the main feature of a severe AR?

Answer 2

mid-diastolic austin-flint murmur due to partial closure of the anterior mitral valves cusps caused by the regurgitation streams.

Question 3

causes of aortic regurgitation (valve disease)

Answer 3

• rheumatic fever
• infective endocarditis
• connective tissue disease
• bicuspid aortic valve

Question 4

causes of aortic regurgitation (root disease)

Answer 4

• aortic dissection
• spondylarthropathies (joint disease)
• hypertension
• syphilis
• marfan’s, ehlor’s syndrome (hypermobility)