THE human aortic valve consists of three cusps made of relatively inelastic, muscle-free material about 0.15 mm thick. It opens and shuts about once a second, and withstands a pressure difference ...

The aortic valve is made up of three triangular flaps of tissue called cusps that open and close to keep blood flowing in only one direction . Sometimes, the aortic valve opening narrows – a ...

Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography revealed a mobile mass on the right coronary cusp of the aortic valve. Multislice CT demonstrated a significant narrowing in the proximal left ...

A certain percentage of the energy by the LV is used during opening of the aortic cusps. In healthy individuals with a normal valve, minimal energy is required to open the pliable cusps and hold ...

6 Aortic size and other valve regurgitation and/or stenosis were assessed according to the current guidelines.21 22 The type of BAV was assessed, and the following code was used for the nomenclature: ...

In addition to the regurgitant jet, echo examination demonstrates structural abnormalities, such as a bicuspid aortic valve or cusp prolapse. Vegetations on the aortic valve, consistent with ...

There was free aortic regurgitation because of dilatation of the valvular annulus; the cusps themselves were not deformed. The valve was excised and a No. 9 Starr-Edwards valve inserted.

They have leaflets or cusps which allow blood to flow in only ... This breakthrough technology for aortic valve surgery was a bliss for 33-year-old welder who was suffering from chronic aortic ...

Medtronic plc MDT recently announced new data for the Evolut Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement System ... Evolut valves were deployed using the cusp overlap technique and an improved care ...