The Aorta

This guide thoroughly discusses all aspects of the aorta, including embryology, anatomy, health, and disease. This highly focused text concentrates on the functions of the aorta, not simply as a pathophysiological entity, but also as a significant prognostic indicator for cardiovascular events.An essential tool for practicing cardiologists and trainees, this guide: covers all aortic diseases, including aortic aneurysms, aortic dissections, intramular hematoma, congenital heart diseases, heritable connective tissue disorders, and aortic traumadiscusses the aging aorta, aorta and pregnancy, and chest pain of aortic originexamines data related to molecular/genetic mechanisms in aortic function and diseasespresents established and cutting-edge techniques for the evaluationof aortic function and structure