The first branch is the right carotid and does not classify as a RAA branching pattern; one may be fooled into believing this is a left aortic arch with the first branch coursing rightward (see ...

The aorta, one of the "great arteries," carries ... Shanbhag, M.D., M.P.H., a program officer in the Heart Failure and Arrhythmias branch in NHLBI's Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, and ...

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 ...

Your aorta is a tube-like structure that resembles a candy cane. The ascending aorta forms the beginning or handle of the cane and originates at the aortic valve. The ascending aorta includes the ...

Blood leaves the heart's main pumping chamber (left ventricle) through the aorta, a large blood vessel that branches into ...