TABLE 2.

Pressures just upstream of the leaflets (LVOT) and downstream of the leaflets (aorta) during peak systole. While we observe increases of 12 in the pressure upstream of the valve, there are greater decreases of 1015 in the pressure downstream of the valve

	Base	Both leaflets			Right leaflet
		$\mathit{\beta }=\mathbf{100}$	$\mathit{\beta }=\mathbf{300}$	$\mathit{\beta }=\mathbf{600}$	$\mathit{\beta }=\mathbf{600}$
LVOT	117 mmHg	117 mmHg	118 mmHg	119 mmHg	117 mmHg
Aorta	111 mmHg	105 mmHg	101 mmHg	94 mmHg	104 mmHg