a Dacron ® graft of appropriate diameter is sutured to the sewing ring of a commercially available stented porcine or bovine valve. More recently, 'off the shelf' stentless porcine aortic root ...

A bicuspid AV or prolapse of the AV may be seen. The size of the aortic root can be measured and aortic dissections can be identified. The severity of AR can be estimated using three parameters ...

The ascending aorta includes the aortic root and sinuses of Valsalva where the blood supply to your heart ... A CT provides valuable information about your aorta, such as the location and size of an ...

Left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) diameter may be measured for valve area calculation. Mild poststenotic dilatation and increased left atrium/aortic root transverse ratio is noted. Blood flow ...