Question

Question 1 of 1 based on the client's history, his physical assessment, and his medical and surgical history, the hcp's admitting diagnosis is aortic regurgitation that has developed into congestive heart failure. what effect does this aortic regurgitation produce in the body?

Answer 1

Aortic regurgitation is a condition in which the heart's aortic valve is loosely closed which result in the flow of the blood from the aorta into the left ventricle in the reverse direction during ventricular diastole . Therefore, the cardiac muscle is compelled to function harder than normal. Left ventricular hypertrophy, shortness of breath (dyspnea) and pulmonary edema are the effect that aortic regurgitation produces in the body.