SYSTOLIC AORTIC REGURGITATION: AN UNDERESTIMATED PHENOMENON RELATED TO HEART FAILURE PROGNOSIS?

Aortic regurgitation is largely a diastolic phenomenon, but systolic aortic regurgitation (Sys-AR) has been described in certain homodynamic situations. We evaluated the frequency of this mechanical incompetence phenomenon in relation to heart failure (HF) and the occurrence of major cardiovascular