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14 Native Aortic Valve ´¨ Franc¸ois A. Beıque McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 2 1 / Christine Watremez 9 1 / Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium 1 0 n o y t i s r e v i n U e l t INTRODUCTION cusp, the nodule of Arantius is located in the center of s a c the free edge at the point of coaptation (Fig. 14.3). w The aortic valve (AoV) is part of the aortic root. e Lambl’s excrescences are thin mobile filamen- N y Pathology involving the AoV can originate from, or tous strands on the AoV commonly observed in b m be caused by, its intimacy with surrounding struc- increasing incidence with age. They are variable in o c. tures. Echocardiography has become the standard tool number; appear near the closure line, measuring e r to diagnose and evaluate AoV pathology. This chapter a c 1 mm in thickness and up to 1 cm in length. They h t will review the echocardiographic features related to