A normal aortic valve has three flaps, or cusps, which fit snugly together. Some people are born with an aortic valve that has one, two, or even four cusps.

Aortic stenosis is a heart valve disease that some people don't realize they have. So what is it, how is it treated?

A normal aortic valve (left) versus a defective aortic valve (right) and their different sound signals (purple). The sound data was used to generate graphs at the bottom corners, which differ ...

A normal aortic valve is made up of three sections, called leaflets. But sometimes people are born with a valve that has only ...

The normal aortic valve opening is about 3.0 to 4.0 square cm in adults. When the valve opening slowly narrows over time, the heart adapts or accommodates.

The normal aortic jet velocity is less than 2.5 m/sec. Symptoms usually do not occur in patients until the aortic jet velocity is greater than 4.0 m/sec and the valve area is less than 1.0 cm 2.

You might need this operation if you have a problem with your heart’s aortic valve. ... Your breastbone will take 6-8 weeks to heal, but it might be 3 months or so before you feel back to normal.