Table 1 Causes of acute and chronic aortic regurgitation
From: Echocardiographic assessment of aortic regurgitation: a narrative review
Causes of chronic aortic regurgitation | |
|---|---|
Valve abnormalities | Abnormalities of the aorta |
Congenital | |
 Unicuspid/bicuspid/quadricuspid aortic valve | Aortic dilatation associated with bicuspid aortic valve |
 Ventricular septal defect | Annulo-aortic ectasia |
Connective tissue disease • Marfan syndrome • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome • Loeys-Dietz syndrome | Connective tissue disease • Marfan syndrome • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome • Loeys-Dietz syndrome • Osteogenesis imperfecta |
Acquired | |
 Degenerative • Calcific valve disease • Myxomatous valve disease | Degenerative • Systemic hypertension • Atherosclerosis |
 Inflammatory • Rheumatic heart disease • Radiation-induced valve disease • Toxin-induced valve disease | Inflammatory • Rheumatic diseases     • Ankylosing spondylitis     • Reactive arthritis • Vasculitis     • Giant cell arteritis     • Takayasu arteritis     • Behcet’s disease     • Psoriatic arthritis     • Reactive arthritis |
|  | Infectious • Syphilis |
Causes of acute aortic regurgitation | |
|---|---|
 Valve abnormalities | Abnormalities of the aorta |
 Infective endocarditis | Aortic dissection |
 Traumatic injury | Traumatic injury |