This method assumes that the aortic valve does not suffer from aortic insufficiency.
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The cause was heart failure, the combination of alcoholism and a longstanding aortic insufficiency.
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Causes of increased afterload that can cause LVH include aortic stenosis, aortic insufficiency and hypertension.
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On rare occasions, it can cause rheumatic heart disease and ventricular septal defect aortic insufficiency.
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It is usually associated with pericardial tamponade, severe aortic insufficiency, or rupture of the aorta.
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Finally, aortic stenosis often co-exists with some degree of aortic insufficiency ( aortic regurgitation ).
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Aortic insufficiency causes both volume overload ( elevated preload ) and pressure overload ( elevated afterload ) of the heart.
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This insufficiency can affect any of the valves as in aortic insufficiency, mitral insufficiency, pulmonary insufficiency and tricuspid insufficiency.
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Also on his death certificate, the undertaker appears to have marked Leland's death as Aortic Insufficiency due to exhaustion.
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As of 2007, the American Heart Association no longer recommends antibiotics for endocarditis prophylaxis before certain procedures in patients with aortic insufficiency.