Central aortic blood pressure (CAP or CASP) is the blood pressure at the root of aorta. Studies have shown the importance of central aortic pressure, especially...

Aortic dissection (AD) occurs when an injury to the innermost layer of the aorta allows blood to flow between the layers of the aortic wall, forcing the...

artery disease and include smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and being male. The aortic valve usually has three leaflets and is located...

edema at pressures above 25 mmHg. Aortic pressure, also called central aortic blood pressure, or central blood pressure, is the blood pressure at the root...

immediately after, and extending down to the abdomen, where it splits at the aortic bifurcation into two smaller arteries (the common iliac arteries). The aorta...

contraction). Afterload is proportional to the average arterial pressure. As aortic and pulmonary pressures increase, the afterload increases on the left and right...

MAP = mean arterial pressure PP = pulse pressure DAP = diastolic aortic pressure DPB = diastolic blood pressure Mean arterial pressure is a major determinant...

work, which is a product of the stroke volume and the mean aortic or pulmonary artery pressure (afterload), depending on whether one is considering the...

An aortic aneurysm is an enlargement (dilatation) of the aorta to greater than 1.5 times normal size. They usually cause no symptoms except when ruptured...

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a localized enlargement of the abdominal aorta such that the diameter is greater than 3 cm or more than 50% larger than...

secondary to an aortic aneurysm Tearing pain, located in the abdomen, flank, groin, or back Loss of consciousness Low blood pressure from hypovolemic...

equalize, and the aortic valve is open. In individuals with aortic stenosis or with HCM with an outflow tract gradient, there will be a pressure gradient (difference)...

pump this blood into the aorta, overcoming the much higher aortic pressure. The extra pressure exerted is also needed to stretch the aorta and other arteries...

The intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is a mechanical device that increases myocardial oxygen perfusion and indirectly increases cardiac output through...

lower than the aortic pressure, the aortic valve is closed as well. Segment AB is the contraction phase. Since both the mitral and aortic valves are closed...

end diastolic pressure (LVEDP): Coronary Perfusion Pressure (CPP) = Aortic Diastolic Pressure – Left Ventricular end-diastolic Pressure (LVEDP) In the...

the aortic valve results in acute aortic regurgitation (also known as acute aortic insufficiency) and loss in the normal diastolic blood pressure resulting...

pulse pressure include:[medical citation needed] Anemia Aortic dissection Atherosclerosis Arteriovenous fistula Chronic aortic regurgitation Aortic root...

contains the following on a single grid: Blood pressure Aortic pressure Ventricular pressure Atrial pressure Ventricular volume Electrocardiogram Arterial...

Aortic valve replacement is a procedure whereby the failing aortic valve of a patient's heart is replaced with an artificial heart valve. The aortic valve...

cardiology, aortic valve area calculation is an indirect method of determining the area of the aortic valve of the heart. The calculated aortic valve orifice...

left ventricle rapidly drops and the pressure in the aorta forces the aortic valve to close. The closure of the aortic valve contributes the A2 component...

Aortic regurgitation (AR), also known as aortic insufficiency (AI), is the leaking of the aortic valve of the heart that causes blood to flow in the reverse...

long cross-clamping period (longer than 25 min) or a drop in distal aortic pressure below 50–60 mmHg is anticipated, the use of an intraoperative shunt...

The aortic arch, arch of the aorta, or transverse aortic arch (English: /eɪˈɔːrtɪk/) is the part of the aorta between the ascending and descending aorta...

Medical signs of aortic regurgitation include increased pulse pressure by increased systolic and decreased diastolic blood pressure, but these findings...

aneurysms of the circle of Willis in the brain, aortic aneurysms affecting the thoracic aorta, and abdominal aortic aneurysms. Aneurysms can arise in the heart...

bicuspid aortic valve. They can be diagnosed using an echocardiogram or cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan. Treatment includes blood pressure control...

partial pressures of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood, and blood pH. The aortic bodies are collections of chemoreceptors present on the aortic arch...

The aortic arches or pharyngeal arch arteries (previously referred to as branchial arches in human embryos) are a series of six paired embryological vascular...