title: Mechanism of aortic valve opening: beyond the pressure gradient.
authors.forename: Konstantinos C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Siontis
authors.forename: Vuyisile T
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Nkomo
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pislaru
authors.forename: Maurice
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Enriquez-Sarano
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Pellikka
authors.forename: Sorin V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Pislaru
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D013599:Systole / Q000502:physiology; D014463:Ultrasonography; D017725:Ventricular Pressure