The aorta is the largest artery in the body, which is connected to the heart's left ventricle ... tissue and the superior (upper region) and anterior (front area) of the chest wall.

only allows blood to pass through one cell at a time Other features Thick muscular walls to withstand blood flowing at high pressure as it leaves the heart; the largest artery is the aorta Contain ...

Auscultation of the heart in patients with aortic ... sternal border radiating to the neck and carotid arteries (see figure below). In mild aortic stenosis, the murmur peaks in early systole.

Atherosclerotic coronary artery ... severe aortic valve stenosis may also precipitate angina. Left ventricular pressure increases with states that increase afterload (the pressure the heart ...

At that time a heart murmur was first noted ... beginning just distal to the aortic valve and ending just proximal to the innominate artery. The arch was slightly dilated, and the left subclavian ...

The aorta is the main blood vessel that carries oxygen-filled blood from the heart to the rest of the body. It extends from the chest to the abdomen, where it branches (bifurcates) into the iliac ...

Heart sounds ... to the left anterior descending artery, by use of a left internal mammarian artery graft. Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography showed no evidence of aortic ...

Next, follow the ventral aorta anteriorly from the heart - no latex. Pull away tissue to expose the 5 afferent branchial arteries (Figure 5.3). Later, at end of dissection, cut heart open as described ...

only allows blood to pass through one cell at a time Other features Thick muscular walls to withstand blood flowing at high pressure as it leaves the heart; the largest artery is the aorta Contain ...