Incidence, Predictors, and Outcome of Paravalvular Leak after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

Figure 3

Anatomical regions of the aortic root. (a) Regions of the aortic valve in the craniocaudal axis along the long axis of the aortic valve/LVOT: annulus (from 3 mm above to 2 mm below the annular plane) and leaflet (from 3 mm above the annular plane to the superior edge of leaflets); (b) parts of aortic valve leaflet.

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