Terms Related to Aortic Valve Stenosis

• Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis

  A narrowing of the aorta in the region below the aortic valve.

• Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis

  A narrowing of the aorta in the region above the aortic valve.

• Aortic Valve Insufficiency

  Backflow of blood from the aorta into the left ventricle, owing to imperfect functioning of the aortic semilunar valve.

• Aortic Valve Prolapse

  The downward displacement of the cuspal material (misalignment of the cusps) below a line joining points of attachment of the aortic valve leaflets. The prolapsed ...

• Aortic Sinus

  The dilatation of the aortic wall behind each of the cusps of the aortic valve.

• Williams Syndrome

  A contiguous gene syndrome associated with a heterozygous microdeletion in the chromosomal region 7q11.23, encompassing the ELASTIN gene. Clinical manifestations include supravalvular aortic stenosis (AORTIC ...

• Valsalva Sinus

  The dilatation of the aortic wall behind each of the cusps of the aortic valve.