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Figure 2 Flow convergence with an obtuse angle in a patient with aneurysm of the ascending aorta. The position of the aortic leaflets is associated with an obtuse angle of the FC region proximal to the regurgitant orifice (>220°). Ao = aorta; LV = left ventricle.