aortic opening — ostium aortae … Medical dictionary
aortic opening in diaphragm — hiatus aorticus … Medical dictionary
Aortic valve stenosis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 I35.0, I06.0, Q23.0 … Wikipedia
Aortic valve area calculation — is an indirect method of determining the area of the aortic valve. The calculated aortic valve orifice area is currently one of the measures for evaluating the severity of aortic stenosis. A valve area of less than 0.8 cm² is considered to be… … Wikipedia
Aortic valvuloplasty — is the repair of a stenotic aortic valve using a balloon catheter inside the valve. The balloon is placed into the aortic valve that has become stiff from calcium buildup. The balloon is then inflated in an effort to increase the opening size of… … Wikipedia
aortic hiatus — n an opening in the diaphragm through which the aorta passes … Medical dictionary
Aortic stenosis — Narrowing (stenosis) of the heart valve between the left ventricle of the heart and the aorta. This narrowing impedes the delivery of blood through the aorta to the body and makes it tough for the heart to carry out this Herculean task. A normal… … Medical dictionary
Aortic hiatus — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = hiatus aorticus GraySubject = 117 GrayPage = 406 Caption = The diaphragm. Under surface. (Aortic hiatus labeled near center.) Caption2 = Celiac and cranial mesenteric ganglion in a cat. 1 Crus sinistrum… … Wikipedia
Aortic atresia — Congenital absence of the normal valvular opening from the left ventricle of the heart into the aorta. Atresia here refers to the absence of a normal opening. * * * absence or closure of the aortic orifice of the heart, a rare congenital anomaly… … Medical dictionary
aortic stenosis — narrowing of the opening of the aortic valve due to fusion of the cusps that comprise the valve. It may result from previous rheumatic fever, or from calcification and scarring in a valve that has two cusps instead of the normal three, or it may… … The new mediacal dictionary
