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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

[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 ...

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

A (BAV) is an inherited form of heart disease in which two of the leaflets of the aortic valve fuse during development in the womb resulting in a two-leaflet valve (bicuspid valve) instead of the ...