| aortic sinusal a. |
aneurysm arising in the aortic sinuses of Valsalva; it is a rare, usually congenital lesion that begins as finger-like projections in the right or noncoronary sinuses and can progress to rupture, usually into the right ventricle or atrium, causing volume overload and congestive heart failure.
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| aortic body |
A chemoreceptor in the wall of the arch of the aorta that detects changes in blood gases (esp. oxygen) and pH. It stimulates reflex changes in heart rate, respiration, and blood pressure that restore normal blood oxygen levels. It is
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| aortic t. |
one felt over the aortic orifice in disease of its valves.
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| aortic branch disease |
Takayasu's arteritis.
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| aortic v., bicuspid |
a congenital anomaly of the aortic valve, caused by incomplete separation of two of the three cusps; it is generally asymptomatic early in life but is predisposed to calcification and stenosis later on.
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