The aortic valve is normally tricuspid or trileaflet. When two of the cusps are fused together, the valve becomes functionally “bicuspid.” Most commonly, the right and left coronary cusps are ...

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 ...

The low diastolic aortic pressures can significantly affect coronary perfusion pressures ... such as a bicuspid aortic valve or cusp prolapse. Vegetations on the aortic valve, consistent with ...

We assessed valve function, aortic size and biventricular measures using echocardiography ... 3 for type 2 (right and non-coronary cusps fusion) without raphe; 4 for type 2 with raphe; 5 for type 3 ...