The ascending aorta continues upward to form the aortic arch, where the oxygenated blood supply to your head originates. The aorta continues on down to the descending aorta that further supplies blood ...

Total Aortic Arch Replacement is a surgical procedure that involves replacing the entire aortic arch, which is the curved portion of the aorta that extends from the heart. This procedure is typically ...

Sara Adair knows the symptoms of aortic dissections ... Dr. Shawn Chawla, who trained under Sengupta, used a point-of-care ultrasound to examine Adair. The device is a probe that plugs into ...