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Aortic Surgery Glossary
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aortic stiffness index
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A measure of aortic wall elasticity calculated from the relationship between pressure change and relative diameter change.
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aortic cusp prolapse
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Technical
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Displacement of an aortic valve cusp below the level of the aortic annulus during diastole.
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