Anatomic relationship of the aortic valve with the cardiac conduction system. The aortic root opened from the left ventricle is shown. The conduction bundle exits below the base of the interleaflet triangle separating the noncoronary and right coronary leaflets. L, left coronary leaflet; LM, left main coronary artery; N, noncoronary leaflet; R, right coronary leaflet; RCA, right coronary artery. Reprinted with permission from Ferreira et al. 2010 (6).