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Aortic
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a·or·ta  (-ôrt)
n. pl. a·or·tas or a·or·tae (-t)
The main trunk of the systemic arteries, carrying blood from the left side of the heart to the arteries of all limbs and organs except the lungs.
[New Latin, from Greek ort, from eirein, to lift; see wer-1 in Indo-European roots.]
a·ortal, a·ortic adj.
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aorta A. arch of aorta B. abdominal aorta
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Adj.1.Aorticaortic - of or relating to the aorta
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He is at risk of an aortic rupture without surgery.
TURIAF `SCARED' ABOUT SURGERY HEART CONDITION LIFE-THREATENING by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Etiology of sudden cardiac death in people [less than or equal to]35 years of age Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 36% Coronary anomalies 19% Cardiac mass 10% Aortic rupture 5% Tunneled left anterior descending (LAD) 5% Aortic stenosis 4% Myocarditis 3% Dilated cardiomyopathy 3% Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 3% Mitral valve prolapse 2% Coronary artery disease 2% Other 6% Table 2.
Sudden cardiac death in athletes by Leski, Mark / Southern Medical Journal
Many of those with Marfan have an enlarged aorta, the main artery connecting the heart to the body, which leaves them at higher risk for aortic rupture resulting in sudden death.
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