How will you manage a case of aortic regurgitation
Management of aortic
regurgitation is both medical and surgical.
1. Porphylaxis
of rheumatic fever and infective endocarditis is given.
2. Avoid
all the precipitating factors.
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Exertion
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Anemia
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Thyroid disease
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Rheumatic fever
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Infective endocarditis
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Arrhythmia
Avoid and correct
all these precipitating factors.
3. Reduce
the regurgitation.
Long acting nifedipine can increase the heart rate there by decreasing
the duration of diastole.
Management of symptomatic
patients
It include
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Diuretics
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ACE inhibitors
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Digoxin
