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 ...

Aortic regurgitation occurs when blood flows ... The large stroke volumes and forceful left ventricular contractions may cause head bobbing and awareness of the peripheral pulse.

ANEURYSMS of the thoracic aorta may be of diverse etiology. Atherosclerosis, syphilis, medial degeneration, trauma and occasionally sepsis have been implicated. 1–4 The present case represents a ...

abdominal aorta and its branches, computerized tomography [CT] head and body imaging, intravenous digital subtraction angiography of the head, neck, abdominal, renal and peripheral vessels ...