aortic valve insufficiency

Also known as aortic incompetence, aortic insufficiency, aortic regurgitation, rheumatic aortic valve insufficiency, AR, Corrigan's disease, rheumatic aortic insufficiency, rheumatic aortic regurgitation

aortic valve disease that is characterized by leaking of the aortic valve of the heart causes blood to flow in the reverse direction during ventricular diastole, from the aorta into the left ventricle