relations

Last reviewed 01/2018

The relations of the aortic valve include:

  • superiorly: ascending aorta
  • inferiorly:
    • aortic vestibule
    • left ventricle
  • posteriorly:
    • transverse pericardial sinus
    • left atrium
  • left: pulmonary trunk
  • right and posterior: superior vena cava