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==Clinical== | ==Clinical== | ||
===General=== | |||
*Insufficiency (regurgitant flow) - murmur in diastole. | *Insufficiency (regurgitant flow) - murmur in diastole. | ||
*Stenosis (decreased flow area) - murmur in systole. | *Stenosis (decreased flow area) - murmur in systole. | ||
===Pathology=== | |||
Which valves cause the most trouble? | Which valves cause the most trouble? | ||
*Mostly those on the left side (subjected to higher pressures), i.e. mitral valve (or left atrioventricular v.) and aortic valve. | *Mostly those on the left side (subjected to higher pressures), i.e. mitral valve (or left atrioventricular v.) and aortic valve. | ||
Aortic stenosis | Aortic stenosis - cause? | ||
* | *Mostly "calcific aortic stenosis". | ||
==Quick approach to valves== | ==Quick approach to valves== | ||