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*Plica transversae aortae = between aortic root & reflection pericardium.<ref name=pmid10617058>{{cite journal |author=Unger F, Rainer WG |title=The plica transversa aortae: an addendum to the anatomic nomenclature of the heart |journal=Ann. Thorac. Surg. |volume=68 |issue=6 |pages=2391 |year=1999 |month=December |pmid=10617058 |doi= |url=http://ats.ctsnetjournals.org/cgi/content/full/68/6/2391 }}</ref>
*Plica transversae aortae = between aortic root & reflection pericardium.<ref name=pmid10617058>{{cite journal |author=Unger F, Rainer WG |title=The plica transversa aortae: an addendum to the anatomic nomenclature of the heart |journal=Ann. Thorac. Surg. |volume=68 |issue=6 |pages=2391 |year=1999 |month=December |pmid=10617058 |doi= |url=http://ats.ctsnetjournals.org/cgi/content/full/68/6/2391 }}</ref>
*Vincula aortae (fold of Rindfleisch) = aorta & pulmonary artery attachment, site of rupture.<ref>URL: [http://ats.ctsnetjournals.org/cgi/content/full/71/2/762-b http://ats.ctsnetjournals.org/cgi/content/full/71/2/762-b]. Accessed on: 16 September 2010.</ref>
*Vincula aortae (fold of Rindfleisch) = aorta & pulmonary artery attachment, site of rupture.<ref>URL: [http://ats.ctsnetjournals.org/cgi/content/full/71/2/762-b http://ats.ctsnetjournals.org/cgi/content/full/71/2/762-b]. Accessed on: 16 September 2010.</ref>
*Central fibrous body = fibrotic tissue that forms the membranous septum and part of the LVOT.<ref name=pmid12369589>{{cite journal |author=Ho SY |title=Anatomy of the mitral valve |journal=Heart |volume=88 Suppl 4 |issue= |pages=iv5–10 |year=2002 |month=November |pmid=12369589 |pmc=1876279 |doi= |url=http://heart.bmj.com/content/88/suppl_4/iv5.full}}</ref>
**The AV node lies adjacent to it.  There is case report suggesting, if the AV node is found within the central fibrous body, it may lead to sudden death.<ref>{{cite journal |author=James TN, Marshall TK |title=XVIII. Persistent fetal dispersion of the atrioventricular node and His bundle within the central fibrous body |journal=Circulation |volume=53 |issue=6 |pages=1026–34 |year=1976 |month=June |pmid=1269117 |doi= |url=}}</ref>


==Left ventricle vs. right ventricle==
==Left ventricle vs. right ventricle==
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