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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Which aortic valve cusp is most commonly and least commonly fused in patients with bicuspid aortic valve? The most commonly fused leaflets are the left and right coronary cusps followed by the ...

The aortic valve area can be calculated and ... has a rough correlation with severity, although cusp separation by M-mode echocardiography of 12 mm or greater suggests absence of critical stenosis.