title: Anatomy of the aortic root.
abstract: A variety of operations are now being done on the aortic root. To make it easier to understand the aortic root, a schematic diagram of its anatomy is presented, along with a description of the procedures that are being performed and an illustrative case report of repair of a recurrent perivalvular leak through a right ventricular incision.
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery