The peripheral signs of aortic regurgitation are mostly ... A soft first heart sound may be present, due to early closure of the mitral valve.

A fourth heart sound (S4) may develop when LV hypertrophy ... Syphilitic aortitis, resulting in aortic root dilation and severe aortic valve regurgitation, was quite common. With no therapy ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Heart sounds are the noises made as blood moves through the heart with each ...

Surgery to replace an aortic valve is done for aortic valve stenosis and aortic valve regurgitation. During this surgery, the damaged valve is removed and replaced with an artificial valve. The valve ...

Finally the second heart sound may be reduced in intensity ... stroke, bleeding, valve embolization, aortic regurgitation, heart block that requires a permanent pacemaker, renal failure, pulmonary ...

such as mitral and tricuspid valve regurgitation and pulmonary pressure. Statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS V.13.0 package for Windows XP. Data were expressed as mean (SD). Two-way ...