Key points:
Acute severe AR may be difficult to
recognize clinically and is often erroneously diagnosed as another
acute condition such as sepsis, pneumonia, or nonvalvular heart
disease.
Infective endocarditis and aortic
dissection are the “big two” causes and their managements are
depicted in this figure.
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What are some of the overlapping symptoms that result in the misdiagnosis? if you know off hand...I work for a neurologist who is specialized in specific rare disorders, who often clarifies misdiagnoses of other doctors.
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