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Figure 2 Parasternal long-axis two-dimensional echo views showing the clinical spectrum of leaflet shapes from flattest (upper left) to intermediate (upper right) to most doming (below). The arrows perpendicular to the leaflet surface emphasize the transition from individually flatter to most curved shapes. Ao = aorta; LA = left atrium; LV = left ventricle.