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Aortic Valve Insufficiency : Complications

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Although drug treatment can help put off the need for surgical valve replacement, it is important to replace the faulty valve before the heart muscle itself is damaged beyond recovery.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Endocarditis is inflammation of the inside lining of the heart chambers and heart valves(endocardium).
Source:ADAM
Date:September 3, 2008
The endocardium is the inner lining of the heart muscle, which also covers the heart valves. When the endocardium becomes damaged, bacteria from the blood stream can become lodged on the heart valves or heart lining.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Endocarditis is an infection of the endocardium, the inner lining of the heart muscle and its four valves(tricuspid, pulmonary, mitral, and aortic). Abnormal or damaged endocardium is more likely to become infected when bacteria enter the bloodstr...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Pulmonary edema is an abnormal build up of fluid in the air sacs of the lungs, which leads to shortness of breath.Pulmonary edema is usually caused by heart failure. As the heart fails, pressure in the veins going through the lungs starts to rise....
Source:ADAM
Date:April 20, 2009
Pulmonary edema is a condition in which fluid accumulates in the lungs, usually because the heart''s left ventricle does not pump adequately.The build-up of fluid in the spaces outside the blood vessels of the lungs is called pulmonary edema. Pulmo...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Left-sided heart failure is a life-threatening condition in which the left side of the heart cannot pump enough blood to the body.Heart failure may affect the right side, the left side, or both sides of the heart. The left side of the heart receiv...
Source:ADAM
Date:September 23, 2008
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