Turner's syndrome may cause coarctation of the aorta or malformation of the aortic valve. Marfan syndrome can cause aortic ...

In a healthy heart, the blood travels in a unilateral or one-way direction through the aortic valve. After the blood flows out, the valve leaflets (flaps made of collagen) close over the valve ...

D.A.M. Answer: The aortic valve, which separates the left ventricle from the aorta (the largest artery in the body), is supposed to have three leaflets. About 1 percent of people have only two ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD The aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body, carrying oxygen-rich blood from the heart to every organ and tissue. It begins at the left ventricle, ...

[11–14] Calcific aortic valve disease is characterized by progressive aortic valve leaflet thickening and calcification that results in a valve that does not fully open and thus partially ...