An aortogram is an X-ray examination of the aorta which is used to help to determine the extent and location of disease including aneurysms and aortic dissections. In order to take the X-rays, a radiopaque contrast medium is injected into the aorta. An aortography is an X-Ray examination of the aorta, using intravenous contrast dye to outline the aorta. An arrhythmia occurs any time the heart beats differently than normal. They may occur in the systemic circulation or the pulmonary circulation .
Artery walls have muscles that help to maintain blood pressure and pump blood through the body.
The pulmonary artery from the right ventricle to the lungs is the only artery that does not carry oxygen-rich blood. The ascending aorta begins at the aortic valve, which connects the aorta to the left ventricle, and extends upward until transforming into aortic arch. Fatty plaques and scar tissue can build-up on artery walls, forming an atheroma. Common causes of atheroma. Treatments range from prevention, to drug therapy, and coronary bypass surgery .