After the first heart sound, which is blood flowing through the heart, a click may occur as the valve opens to the maximum point. People may describe an aortic stenosis murmur as a diamond-shaped ...
Although an ejection click is common with a bicuspid aortic valve, it is rarely heard in senile aortic stenosis. The intensity of the second heart sound is often diminished due to the immobility ...
As your heart beats, it pumps blood from the left ventricle through the aortic valve and into the aorta, your body’s largest artery. The aortic valve is made up of three triangular flaps of ...