Canadian Medical Guide > Diseases > Cardiovascular Diseases > Heart Diseases > Heart Valve Diseases > Aortic Valve Insufficiency Terms and Definitions
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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