The thoracic aorta is a special region of the descending aorta as it passes through the mediastinum of the thorax. Superiorly (upward), the thoracic aorta is continuous with the aortic arch and inferiorly (downward), it becomes the abdominal aorta as...

An elastic artery and the largest blood vessel in the vertebrate body, the aorta distributes blood from the heart to the circulatory system. Oxygenated blood is pumped into the aortic arch from the left ventricle. Several small arteries branch from the...

The main ARTERY carrying the blood from the left side of the...

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The aorta (pronounced "ay-OR-tuh") is the largest artery in the human body, originating from the left ventricle of the heart and bringing oxygenated blood to all parts of the body in the systemic...

Dr. Michael DeBakey says he was reluctant to undergo the very heart operation he pioneered because, at his age, he feared it might leave him mentally or physically crippled, if he survived it."I'd rather die," he told The New York Times in a rare interview...

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