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Results 1 - 10 of 26 for Aorta
  1. Coarctation of the aorta is a birth defect in which the aorta, the major artery from the heart, is narrowed. The narrowing results ...
  2. Aortic rupture (a tear in the aorta, which is the major artery coming from the heart) can be seen on a chest x-ray. In this case, it was ...
  3. ... involves a widening, stretching, or ballooning of the aorta. There are several causes of abdominal aortic aneurysm, ... most common results from atherosclerotic disease. As the aorta gets progressively larger over time there is increased ...
  4. ... which there is a hole in between the aorta and pulmonary artery. Because of this hole, blood from the aorta rushes into the pulmonary artery and too much ...
  5. ... aortic arch is an abnormal formation of the aorta -- the large artery that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body. The aorta splits into two vessels instead of one soon ...
  6. ... blood to flow from the heart to the aorta. It prevents the blood from flowing back from the aorta into the heart. An abnormal aortic valve develops ...
  7. Structure of the Heart From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Anatomy/Images ... Anatomy ... National Cancer Institute ... From the National Institutes of Health
  8. ... vessel. This catheter is then guided to the aorta and the guidewire is removed. Once the catheter ...
  9. ... supply blood to the leg originate from the aorta and iliac vessels.
  10. ... bleeding into and along the wall of the aorta (the major artery from the heart). This most ...
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