The aortic arch is the portion of the main artery that bends between the ascending and descending aorta. It leaves the heart and ascends, then descends back to create the arch.

Native Aortic Arch Anomalies Vascular Rings. Vascular rings represent 1–2% of congenital cardiovascular anomalies. [] The patent vascular structures surrounding the trachea and esophagus include ...

The aortic arch gives rise to three arterial branches: Right brachiocephalic artery , which supplies blood flow to the right arm and right carotid artery to the right side of the brain ...

Individuals with ascending or aortic arch aneurysms usually do not have symptoms. Ascending and aortic arch aneurysms are commonly found incidentally. It is possible that, as the aneurysm enlarges and ...

Aneurysms and dissections are the commonest diseases demanding aortic arch repair, and the first series of conventional surgery for this territory date back to the 1980s, with operative mortality ...

Aortic dilatation begins in childhood and is progressive. Children born with a bicuspid aortic valve have a larger ascending aorta that increases in size at a higher rate than that of matched ...

Download this article's Factoid (PDF & PPT for Gold Subscribers) In patients with unfavorable aortoiliac or aortic arch anatomy, transcervical access may be preferable to the standard transfemoral ...

A CT scan provides valuable information about your aorta, such as the location and size of an aneurysm or dissection. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) is ...