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Cardiovascular System > Blood Vessels > Arteries > Aorta > Sinus of Valsalva

Preferred term

Sinus of Valsalva  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Aortic Sinus
  • Sinus, Aortic

Note

  • aneurysm: coord IM with AORTIC ANEURYSM (IM); ruptured aneurysm of sinus: coord IM with AORTIC RUPTURE (IM)

Scope note

  • The dilatation of the aortic wall behind each of the cusps of the aortic valve.

History note

  • 79

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D012850

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