Transesophageal Pathology Atlas

  Normal Aortic Valve
  Valvola aortica normale


Normal Aortic Valve - Short Axis
A
Normal Aortic Valve - Short Axis

Normal Aortic Valve - Short Axis

B
Normal Aortic Valve - Short Axis


Normal Aortic Valve - Short Axis

C
Normal Aortic Valve - Short Axis

 

Case # TE0053

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Age / Sex  72 y. / F
Machine HP 1500

 

Transd. / Hz 5 MHz Omni / 34 Hz / Depth 10 cm
View Upper-Esophagus, Short Axis. 
Mode / Time 2D / Diastole
Abbrev. LA: Left Atrium; LC: Left Coronary Cusp; NC: Non-coronary Cusp; RVOT: Right Ventricular Outflow Tract. 

Comments
A

Aortic cusps closed in diastole. Short arrow points at inlet of left atrial appendage; long arrow at inlet of the left upper pulmonary vein.  
Cuspidi aortiche chiuse in diastole. La freccia corta indica l'auricola sinistra, quella lunga lo sbocco della vena polmonare superiore di sinistra. 

 

 

 

Comments
B

Aortic cusps opened in systole. .
Cuspidi aortiche aperte in sistole. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comments
C

Aortic cusps opened in systole. Short arrow points at ostium of right coronary artery; long arrow points at ostium of left coronary artery. .
Cuspidi aortiche aperte in sistole. La freccia corta indica l'ostio dell'arteria coronaria destra, quella lunga l'ostio della coronaria sinistra. 

 

 

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