The ascending aorta continues upward to form the aortic arch, where the oxygenated blood supply to your head originates. The aorta continues on down to the descending aorta that further supplies blood ...

While ascending aortic dissection is a surgical emergency, a descending aortic dissection can be treated medically in most cases. Type I: Dissection originating in the ascending aorta extending a ...

While ascending aortic dissection is a surgical emergency, a descending aortic dissection can be treated medically in most cases. There are two classification systems used to describe thoracic ...

The descending aorta in the thorax opposite ... At the junction between the ascending aorta and the transverse arch there is an acute angle, the isthmus is diffusely hypoplastic and usually ...

Here, we aim to examine the indications for surgical intervention on the dilated aorta, particularly the ascending segment. Studies of the natural history of ascending aortic aneurysms indicate ...

an aneurysm of the ascending aorta, with slight dilatation of the arch and descending thoracic aorta, and increased pulsations of the left ventricle and ascending aorta. An electrocardiogram ...

Those in the descending aorta (the section after the arch of the aorta) are more common in older people who smoke and have ...

Aortic Arch: The part of the aorta that bends between the ascending and descending aorta, giving rise to major arteries that supply blood to the head, neck, and arms. Bovine Arch: A variation of ...

aortic arch, ascending and descending aorta. Oral: in adults, for oral radiographic examination of the GI tract. Oral in conjunction with IV: in adults and children, for CT of the abdomen.

As the aortic wall weakens, there is a risk of the wall tearing or dissecting. Individuals with descending thoracic or abdominal aortic aneurysms usually do not have symptoms. Aneurysms are commonly ...