Glossary/Anatomy

Aortic Valve.

The valve between the left ventricle and the aorta that normally has three leaflets (cusps). Opens to allow blood to flow into the aorta during contraction and closes to prevent backflow. The most commonly replaced heart valve.

Definition

What is aortic valve?

The valve between the left ventricle and the aorta that normally has three leaflets (cusps). Opens to allow blood to flow into the aorta during contraction and closes to prevent backflow. The most commonly replaced heart valve.

Related Terms

Related glossary terms.

Aortic Stenosis
Narrowing of the aortic valve that restricts blood flow from the heart to the body. The most comm...
Bicuspid Aortic Valve
A congenital heart defect in which the aortic valve has two leaflets instead of the normal three....
TAVR
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. A minimally invasive procedure to replace a diseased aort...
SAVR
Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement. An open-heart procedure to remove a diseased aortic valve and ...
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