Left ventricular outflow tract
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Weerakkody Y, Hacking C, Carroll D, et al. Left ventricular outflow tract. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 21 Feb 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-57059
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- Left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT)
- LVOT
- Aortic vestibule
The left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) (also sometimes called the aortic vestibule) is considered to represent the region of the left ventricle that lies between the anterior cusp of the mitral valve and the ventricular septum. It directs blood towards the aortic annulus and through the aortic valve during systole. Its dimensions are often recorded in TAVI workup studies.
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- 1. Renapurkar RD, El-Sherief AH, Prieto L, Kapadia SR, Schoenhagen P. Transcatheter structural cardiac intervention: a radiology perspective. AJR. American journal of roentgenology. 204 (6): W648-62. doi:10.2214/AJR.14.12571 - Pubmed
- 2. Anatomy of left ventricular outflow tract. Heart. 41 (3): 263. doi:10.1136/hrt.41.3.263 - Pubmed
- 3. Shiokawa Y, Becker AE. The surgical anatomy of the left ventricular outflow tract in hearts with ventricular septal defect and aortic arch obstruction. The Annals of thoracic surgery. 65 (5): 1381-7. Pubmed
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