The aorta is a tube-like structure that resembles a candy cane. The thoracoabdominal aorta starts after the curve of the cane and extends past the arteries that deliver blood to the stomach, ...

The aorta continues on down to the descending aorta that further supplies blood to the rest of your body. An ascending or aortic arch aneurysm refers to ballooning out of the aorta which causes aortic ...

A thoracic aortic aneurysm involves the ascending aorta, arch, or descending aorta. Aortic aneurysms are the 13th leading cause of death in the United States. They cause an estimated 15,000 to ...