aortic in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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His cause of death has been reported as aortic regurgitation and nephritis.
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Degenerative aortic stenosis, the most common variety, and bicuspid aortic stenosis both begin with damage to endothelial cells from increased mechanical stress.
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Reduced lysyl oxidase activity results in defective collagen and elastin polymerization and corresponding connective-tissue abnormalities including aortic aneurisms, loose skin, and fragile bones.
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It is the portion of the left ventricle immediately inferior to the aortic orifice.
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Other causes of aortic stenosis include calcification of a congenital bicuspid aortic valve (30-40% of cases) and acute rheumatic fever post-inflammatory (less than 10% of cases).
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For example, ruptured aortic aneurysm is fatal in most cases; the survival rate for a ruptured aortic aneurysm is under 25%.
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When the LV expands again, the aortic valve closes and prevents the blood in the aorta from flowing backward into the left ventricle.
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In this system, the aorta starts as the ascending aorta then travels superiorly from the heart and then makes a hairpin turn known as the aortic arch.
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In lungfishes, bowfin and bichirs, the swim bladder is supplied with blood by paired pulmonary arteries branching off from the hindmost (6th) aortic arch.
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Aortic dissection is relatively rare, occurring at an estimated rate of 23.5 per 100,000 people every year.
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