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Aortic Root Anatomy and Physiology

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Abstract

The aortic root is a complex region of the heart anatomy. It is positioned immediately above the left ventricle as a bridge between the ventricle and the ascending aorta and has relationship to all cardiac chambers [1]. It could be considered the “centerpiece” of the heart.

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  • 15 January 2019

    Erratum to: K. Fattouch et al. (eds.), Advances in Treatments for Aortic Valve and Root Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66483-5

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  1. Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, GVM Care and Research, MEH, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

    Khalil Fattouch

  2. Department of Cardiology, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

    Patrizio Lancellotti

  3. Marcus Heart Valve Center, Piedmont Heart Institute, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Mani A. Vannan

  4. Cardiovascular Surgery Department, GVM Care & Research, Anthea Hospital, Bari, Italy

    Giuseppe Speziale

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De Paulis, R., Salica, A. (2018). Aortic Root Anatomy and Physiology. In: Fattouch, K., Lancellotti, P., Vannan, M., Speziale, G. (eds) Advances in Treatments for Aortic Valve and Root Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66483-5_2

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