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 ...

Which aortic valve cusp is most commonly and least commonly fused in patients with bicuspid aortic valve? The most commonly fused leaflets are the left and right coronary cusps followed by the ...

and marked coronary arteriosclerosis. The aortic leaflets were flexible and no calcium was seen, but the valves were fused along adjacent cusps. The mitral valve was normal. Comment. The squeaking ...

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 ...

Patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with a valve designed to treat aortic regurgitation had ...