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Descriptor English: Aortic Valve Insufficiency
Descriptor Spanish: Insuficiencia de la Válvula Aórtica
Descriptor insuficiencia de la válvula aórtica
Entry term(s) incompetencia aórtica
incompetencia de la válvula aórtica
insuficiencia aórtica
insuficiencia valvular aórtica
regurgitación aórtica
Scope note: Afección patológica caracterizada por el reflujo de sangre desde la AORTA ASCENDENTE hacia el VENTRÍCULO IZQUIERDO, que provoca regurgitación. Está causada por enfermedades de la VÁLVULA AÓRTICA o del tejido adyacente (raíz aórtica).
Descriptor Portuguese: Insuficiência da Valva Aórtica
Descriptor French: Insuffisance aortique
Entry term(s): Aortic Incompetence
Aortic Regurgitation
Aortic Valve Incompetence
Incompetence, Aortic
Incompetence, Aortic Valve
Insufficiency, Aortic Valve
Regurgitation, Aortic
Regurgitation, Aortic Valve
Tree number(s): C14.280.484.048.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001022
Scope note: Pathological condition characterized by the backflow of blood from the ASCENDING AORTA back into the LEFT VENTRICLE, leading to regurgitation. It is caused by diseases of the AORTIC VALVE or its surrounding tissue (aortic root).
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Heart Valve Diseases (1966)
Public MeSH Note: 67; AORTIC REGURGITATION was REGURGITATION, AORTIC VALVE 1963-92
History Note: 67; AORTIC REGURGITATION was REGURGITATION, AORTIC VALVE 1963-92
DeCS ID: 1027
Unique ID: D001022
NLM Classification: WG 265
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1967/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2007/07/09
Aortic Valve Insufficiency - Preferred
Concept UI M0001554
Scope note Pathological condition characterized by the backflow of blood from the ASCENDING AORTA back into the LEFT VENTRICLE, leading to regurgitation. It is caused by diseases of the AORTIC VALVE or its surrounding tissue (aortic root).
Preferred term Aortic Valve Insufficiency
Entry term(s) Aortic Incompetence
Aortic Regurgitation
Aortic Valve Incompetence
Incompetence, Aortic
Incompetence, Aortic Valve
Insufficiency, Aortic Valve
Regurgitation, Aortic
Regurgitation, Aortic Valve



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