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AORTIC REGURGITATION [8 records]

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Record 1 2017-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Heart
DEF

Hypertrophy or enlargement of the heart.

CONT

Chest Radiography. Significant cardiomegaly usually attends chronic aortic regurgitation, with the increase in size due to dilatation of the left ventricle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cœur
DEF

Augmentation du volume du cœur.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Medication
Universal entry(ies)
458-24-2
CAS number
C23H27N
formula, see observation
CONT

Fenfluramine. A weight loss drug, in a class of drugs called anorectics which decrease appetite. This drug [has] been withdrawn worldwide and is no longer available because of its association with abnormal heart valve findings, primarily aortic regurgitation.

OBS

Active ingredient commonly sold under the name Pondimin.

OBS

Chemical formula: C23H27N

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Médicaments
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
458-24-2
CAS number
C23H27N
formula, see observation
CONT

La fenfluramine est une molécule active utilisée lors de traitement contre l’obésité car elle empêche la digestion des sucres.

OBS

Principe actif couramment commercialisé sous le nom de Pondimin.

OBS

Formule chimique : C23H27N

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Medicamentos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
458-24-2
CAS number
C23H27N
formula, see observation
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Record 3 2011-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Heart
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

The approximate precordial surface marking of the aortic valve and the site at which sounds and murmurs arising from the aortic valve are usually best heard. It lies in the 2nd intercostal space, just to the right of the sternum.

CONT

The high-pitched, decrescendo basal diastolic murmur of aortic regurgitation is best heard along the upper left sternal border or over the aortic area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cœur
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
CONT

Le rétrécissement aortique valvulaire [...] l'auscultation précise l'existence d'un souffle systolique frémissant au foyer aortique avec B2 aboli ou diminué [...]

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • The Heart
DEF

A heart murmur which occurs during diastole (heart muscle relaxation between beats).

CONT

The hallmark of aortic regurgitation/insufficiency is a high-pitched decrescendo diastolic murmur at the left sternal border after the second heart sound.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Cœur
DEF

Souffle survenant pendant la diastole. Les souffles diastoliques peuvent être holodiastoliques (occupant toute la diastole), mésodiastoliques (n'occupant que la partie moyenne de la diastole) et protosystoliques (seulement dans la partie terminale).

Spanish

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Record 5 2002-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Heart
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
CONT

Regurgitation can be detected as a blowing murmur(sort of a harsh, whooshing sound), and the timing of the murmur can determine whether it is associated with mitral or aortic valves(unless the valve problems are in the right heart).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cœur
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Nom générique donné à tous les sons qui se produisent soit dans l'appareil respiratoire, soit dans l'appareil circulatoire et qui ressemblent au bruit du soufflet «lorsqu'on s'en sert pour animer le feu d'une cheminée» (Laënnec, 1826).

Spanish

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Record 6 2001-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

A jerky pulse with a full expansion, followed by a sudden collapse, occurring in aortic regurgitation.

OBS

The term "Corrigan’s pulse" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
CONT

Insuffisance aortique [...] - l'hyperpulsatilité artérielle avec pouls amples, bondissants et rapidement dépressibles (pouls de Corrigan).

Spanish

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Record 7 1998-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

Failure of the cardiac valves to close perfectly, thus allowing regurgitation of blood past the closed valve; named, according to the valve involved, aortic, mitral, pulmonary, or tricuspid insufficiency.

OBS

The term "valvular insufficiency" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)

Spanish

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Record 8 1998-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • The Heart
DEF

A double beating pulse characterized by two impulses occurring during systole. The initial upstroke rises rapidly and is referred to as the percussion wave. This is followed by a small dip and then a second slower upstroke called the tidal wave. This type of pulse is found in combined aortic regurgitation and stenosis.

OBS

The term "bisferiens pulse" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Cœur

Spanish

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