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 ...

This is an emergency, Conner said. About 50% of people who have an aortic dissection die at home. Of the other 50% who make ...

The right subclavian artery receives blood from the brachiocephalic trunk (which is the first branch to arise from the aortic arch). The Left Subclavian Artery Branches off directly from the arch ...

which was an extensive Stanford type A dissection involving the arch branches, and was associated with annular rupture (Figure 11). Despite emergency surgery with successful aortic valve ...