Abnormal blood flow in the aorta is linked to inflammation and breakdown ... However, if the friction significantly changes direction, or becomes very low or abnormal in other ways, there seems ...

As your heart beats, it pumps blood ... one direction . Sometimes, the aortic valve opening narrows – a serious condition called aortic stenosis . This narrowing obstructs blood flow from ...

Antegrade cannulae are designed to deliver cardioplegia solution to the heart via the coronary ostia in the normal direction of blood flow (antegrade perfusion). Medtronic offers both aortic root ...

Although the direction of radiation of the murmur ... there is less resistance to blood flow from the LV through the aortic valve; this means less blood regurgitates through the mitral valve ...

The aortic valve opens and closes to keep blood flowing in the proper direction through your heart ... In both of these cases, blood does not flow through the heart the right way. You will be asleep ...

D, Fully deployed thoracic device. A trilobed balloon is used to inflate the aortic stent graft while allowing continuous antegrade blood flow during balloon inflation.

"In short, it seems likely that the returned arterialized blood should ... displaces intra-aortic blood volume towards the coronary tree, causing a redistribution of blood flow and an overall ...