Less commonly, the aortic valve can be involved; tricuspid valve involvement is rare, but reported. In approximately 50% of cases of rheumatic heart disease, the patient does not give a history of ...

Valvular heart disease ... heart valves are affected and whether there is narrowing or leakiness. They may also grade the condition according to its severity and any symptoms. The aortic valve ...

Rheumatic valvular disease is responsible for aortic stenosis on occasion. In this setting, rheumatic mitral valve disease is almost always present. Some degree of aortic regurgitation generally ...

In the United States about 10% of aortic stenosis is caused by rheumatic disease and the remainder by calcification of a unicuspid, bicuspid, or normal trileaflet valve. [11–14] Calcific aortic ...

All were considered to have rheumatic valvular disease except for 1 patient with mitral regurgitation secondary to ruptured chordae tendinae. Aortic-valve disease severe enough to require ...

Another cause is rheumatic fever, which can cause scar tissue to form on the aortic valve. This scar tissue may narrow the aortic valve, but it can also create a rough surface where calcium ...

There was no history of rheumatic fever, arthritis ... A large fusiform aneurysm was found, beginning just distal to the aortic valve and ending just proximal to the innominate artery.