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Aortic sinus
Aorta laid open to show the semilunar valves. (N.B. captions don't align with current terminology)
Details
Synonyms
sinus of Valsalva
Identifiers
Latin
sinus aortae
MeSH
D012850
TA98
A12.2.03.002
TA2
4001
FMA
3745
Anatomical terminology
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An aortic sinus, also known as a sinus of Valsalva,[1] is one of the anatomic dilations of the ascending aorta, which occurs just above the aortic valve. These widenings are between the wall of the aorta and each of the three cusps of the aortic valve.[2]
^Weinreich, Michael; Yu, Pey-Jen; Trost, Biana (2015). "Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysms: Review of the Literature and an Update on Management". Clinical Cardiology. 38 (3): 185–189. doi:10.1002/clc.22359. ISSN 1932-8737. PMC 6711005. PMID 25757442.
^Dorland's (2012). Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (32nd ed.). Elsevier. p. 1719. ISBN 978-1-4160-6257-8.
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