A double inversion recovery fast spin-echo sequence was used to acquire short-axis images of the aortic valve in a breath-hold (15 +/- 3 seconds). All three leaflets of the aortic valve were seen ...

Transesophageal echocardiography revealed floating structures attached to all three leaflets of the aortic valve. Endocarditis was suspected, and antibiotic treatment was initiated with ampicillin ...

When the aortic leaflets are involved ... and D) on the basis of valve anatomy, valve hemodynamics, LV dilation and dysfunction and the presence or absence of symptoms (Otto CM, et al.

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) disease is the most common congenital heart defect, characterized by the presence of only two leaflets in the aortic valve instead of the normal three. This condition ...

There are four valves in the heart and each one has strong flaps called “leaflets ... The heart valve can calcify and cause narrowing of the valve which is called stenosis. Stenosis happens most often ...

As the disease progresses and the aortic valve leaflets lose their mobility ... The formal criteria for each stage consider valve anatomy, hemodynamics, changes in the left ventricle and ...

As we get older, calcium can form on the valve’s leaflets. As this deposit builds up, the opening can become narrower and blood can’t flow as easily through the valve. When aortic valve stenosis ...

THE transventricular and transaortic approaches, with visualization of the valve, to correct calcareous aortic stenosis were ... other than in the lines of leaflet fusion. Post-mortem studies ...

Bicuspid aortic valve disease, where the aortic valve has two leaflets instead of the normal three, is the most common congenital heart defect, affecting up to 2% of the population. The condition ...