Aortic Insufficiency - causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Aortic insufficiency is an incomplete closure of the aortic valve flaps during diastole, leading to a reverse flow of blood from the aorta to the left ventricle. Aortic insufficiency is accompanied by dizziness, fainting, chest pain, shortness of breath, frequent and irregular heartbeat. To diagnose aortic insufficiency, chest X-ray, aortography, EchoCG, ECG, MRI and CT of the heart, cardiac catheterization, etc. are performed. Treatment of chronic aortic insufficiency is carried out conservatively (diuretics, ACE inhibitors, calcium channel blockers, etc.); in severe symptomatic course, plastic surgery or prosthetics of the aortic valve is indicated.
