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Aortic Valve Insufficiency

Medical Definition: Backflow of blood from the aorta into the left ventricle, owing to imperfect functioning of the aortic semilunar valve.
Guide Notes: imperfect closing of valve
Previously Indexed: Heart Valve Diseases (1966)

Aortic Valve Insufficiency Medical Definitions and Terms

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