the aortic isthmus, and the thoracic descending and abdominal aorta. The aorta as an organ can be regarded as a biological “windkessel”, storing kinetic energy during systole which is delivered during ...

The following is a summary of the “Evaluation of fetal aortic isthmus diameter and flow in pregnant women with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy; may it be a marker of poor perinatal outcomes?,” ...

and the preangioplasty aortic isthmus z value was the best independent predictor. Quantitative aortic arch analysis may improve selection of angioplasty candidates who are likely to benefit from the ...

During transthoracic echocardiography (Figure 3), the exploration of the aortic isthmus revealed a reduction in its caliber without acceleration of flow or gradient on Doppler. The left ventricle was ...

In this report, we present a case in which an Amplatzer septal occluder (ASO) device embolized to the descending thoracic aortic isthmus two days after implantation. The device was successfully ...

3 Cardiology Department, Donka Hospital, Conakry, Guinea. Typical coarctation of the aorta is a congenital malformation characterized by a localized narrowing, most commonly found at the isthmus; the ...

Impairments of these aortic elastic properties were associated with diminished heart function and aortic isthmus size in utero. The aims of this study were to evaluate the elastic properties of the ...