Ascending Aorta Definition

noun
The part of the aorta that extends from its origin in the left ventricle of the heart to the aortic arch.
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Ascending Aorta Sentence Examples

  • The flow in the ascending aorta is particularly complex.

  • Aortic valve-The valve between the heart's left ventricle and ascending aorta that prevents regurgitation of blood back into the left ventricle.

  • Transposition of the great arteries also can be corrected by the Damus-Kaye-Stansel procedure, in which the pulmonary artery is cut in two and connected to the ascending aorta and the farthest section of the right ventricle.

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