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The sinuses of Valsalva are cuplike dilatations in the aortic wall just above the three cusps of the aortic valve (AV). These sinuses function in part to suspend the AV between the valve annulus and the sinotubular ridge. In addition,…
Acknowledgments The authors would like to thank Drs. Laurence G. Rudsky and Amr E. Abbas for their contributions to this chapter in the previous edition. Echocardiography is the primary clinical method for the noninvasive measurement of right heart hemodynamic parameters…