TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Pathophysiology of Aortic Valve Disease A1 - Brzezinski, Anna A1 - Koprivanac, Marijan A1 - Gillinov, A. Marc A1 - Mihaljevic, Tomislav A2 - Cohn, Lawrence H. A2 - Adams, David H. PY - 2017 T2 - Cardiac Surgery in the Adult, 5e AB - The aortic valve (AV) is a semilunar valve positioned at the end of the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) between the left ventricle and aorta. Proper functioning of this valve is critical in maintaining efficient cardiac function. This chapter explores the anatomical and physiologic properties of the AV. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/18 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1144152947 ER -