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La valvola aortica

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La valvola aortica è una valvola costituita da 3 lembi dall’aspetto di mezza luna (da cui la definizione “semilunari”). Al contrario della valvola mitrale, a livello della valvola aortica non si trova un vero anello fibroso, ma una struttura complessa costituita dalla radice aortica, caratterizzata dai seni coronarici, la porzione miocardica del ventricolo sinistro, e i trigoni fibrosi posti tra i lembi. Gli osti delle arterie coronarie sono situati a livello dei seni aortici.

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Frassi, F. (2006). La valvola aortica. In: Ecocardiografia clinica. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/88-470-0460-8_2

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