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Results 1 - 7 of 7 for aorta
  1. What Is a Cardiothoracic Surgeon? Video (Society of Thoracic Surgeons)  
    ... Heart Disease Diseases of the arteries, valves, and aorta, as well as cardiac rhythm disturbances Aortic Valve ... Transposition of the Great Arteries Coarctation of the Aorta Truncus Arteriosus Single Ventricle Defects Patent Ductus Arteriosus ...
  2. ... from the right ventricle to the lungs. The aorta is the body's largest artery. It carries oxygen- ... through the aortic semilunar valve and into the aorta. The aorta and its branches carries the blood ...
  3. Catheter Angiography Video (Radiological Society of North America) (American College of Radiology)  
    ... to: identify abnormalities, such as aneurysms, in the aorta, both in the chest and abdomen, or in ... radiation therapy. identify dissection or splitting in the aorta in the chest or abdomen or its major ...
  4. CT Angiography (CTA) Video (Radiological Society of North America) (American College of Radiology)  
    ... to: identify abnormalities, such as aneurysms , in the aorta, both in the chest and abdomen, or in ... radiation therapy. identify dissection or splitting in the aorta in the chest or abdomen or its major ...
  5. MR Angiography (MRA) Video (American College of Radiology) (Radiological Society of North America)  
    ... to: identify abnormalities, such as aneurysms, in the aorta, both in the chest and abdomen, or in ... radiation therapy. identify dissection or splitting in the aorta in the chest or abdomen or its major ...
  6. ... it's in, the doctor guides it to the aorta and removes the guide wire. With the catheter ...
  7. ... heart. The venous graft is sewn to the aorta, the main artery of the body, and to ...