As your heart beats ... through the aortic valve and into the aorta, your body’s largest artery. The aortic valve is made up of three triangular flaps of tissue called cusps that open and ...
The aortic valve is normally tricuspid or trileaflet. When two of the cusps are fused together ... This sound is heard just after the 1st heart sound (S1). Usually, the opening of the aortic ...