Transesophageal Pathology Atlas

 
Normal Aortic Valve, Short Axis.
  Valvola aorta normale, asse corto.


Normal Aortic Valve - Short Axis, Diastole
A
Normal Aortic Valve - Short Axis, Diastole


Normal Aortic Valve - Short Axis, Systole

B
Normal Aortic Valve - Short Axis, Systole

Case # TE0011

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Age / Sex  60 y. / M
Machine HP 1500

 

Transd. / Hz 5 MHz Omni / 33 Hz / Depth 10 cm
View Upper Esophagus, Short Axis Plane, Base of the Heart. 
Mode / Time 2D / Diastole
Abbrev. LA: Left Atrium; RA: Right Atrium; RV: Right Ventricle; RVOT: RV outflow tract; PA: Puimonary artery. 

Comments
A

Normal tricuspid aortic valve closed at end-diastole. Note the 3 Valsalva sinuses (anterior right below RVOT; left between PA and LA; posterior non coronary between LA and RA) of the aortic root. Arrow points at pulmonary valve cusp closed in diastole.
Normale valvola aorta tricuspidatat. Notare i 3 seni di Valsalva (anteriore destro posteriormente al RVOT; coronarico sinistro tra PA e LA; posteriore non coronarico tra LA e RA) della radice aortica. La freccia punta ad una cuspide polmonare chiusa in diastole.  

 

Mode / Time 2D / Systole
Abbrev. See above

Comments
B

Normal aortic valve opened in mid-systole. Asterisk: right anterior coronary sinus. 
Valvola aorta normale aperta in sistole. Asterisco: seno cornarico anteriore destro.  

 

 

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