From the aortic valve, the aorta moves upward, extending to around the second rib of the ribcage. This part is known as the ascending aorta. The aorta then arches downwards and to the left.

The main function of the aorta is to supply blood ... caused by infective endocarditis or aortic dissection in the ascending aorta. Chronic cases, which may be symptom-free for years, result ...

ensuring they receive the oxygen and nutrients they need to function. Branching to major organs: As it travels down the abdomen, the abdominal aorta branches out to form the renal arteries ...

The beloved soccer writer died from the rare condition, his wife revealed. A ruptured ascending aortic aneurysm -- the reported cause of death of American soccer writer Grant Wahl -- is a rare but ...

Sports reporter Grant Wahl died of a rupture of an ascending aortic aneurysm with hemopericardium – an accumulation of blood in the sac around his heart – his wife, Dr. Céline Gounder ...

A beveled aortic hemiarch replacement is a surgical procedure to repair an aortic aneurysm or aortic dissection in the ascending aorta and arch of the aorta. This procedure involves removing the ...

1–4 The present case represents a notable exception in that an aneurysm of the ascending aorta resulted from a nonspecific giant-cell aortitis. A.L. (M.G.H. 1283255), a 30-year-old Negro mother ...