Open AccessThe normal spectrum of mitral and aortic valve discontinuity.
Author(s) -
Glenn C. Rosenquist,
E. B. Clark,
Lauren J. Sweeney,
H A McAllister
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.54.2.298
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , discontinuity (linguistics) , mitral valve , aortic valve , anatomy , mathematical analysis , mathematics
The relationship of the base of the left and noncoronary sinuses of the aortic valve and the adjacent aortic leaflet of the mitral valve was studied in 106 normal heart specimens and 184 specimens with isolated VSD. The results show a spectrum of persistence of the tissue along the inner curvature of the heart. This may help settle the recent controversy in the interpretation of echocardiograms of this area because the recorded mitral-aortic discontinuity may be due to this spectrum rather than to variations in technique.
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