Colombian beauty queen Daniella Alvarez shared her journey after having her left leg amputated below the ... that it was extremely close to the aorta. When they went to remove that small mass ...

The aorta is the main blood vessel that carries oxygen-filled blood from the heart to the rest of the body. It extends from the chest to the abdomen, where it branches (bifurcates) into the iliac ...

Your surgeon will choose the best method for imaging your aorta. During this operation, the surgeon will make an incision on your chest beginning under the left shoulder blade and extending around to ...

Blood leaves the heart's main pumping chamber (left ventricle) through the aorta, a large blood vessel ... the patient to stay in bed and keep their leg straight. Other access sites, like in ...