Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MDMedically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Arteries are blood vessels in the body ...

These include arteries near the heart, like the aorta and pulmonary arteries. Muscular (distributing) arteries are medium-sized. They draw blood from elastic arteries and contain more smooth ...

For example, they include the pulmonary artery and the aorta. The aorta is the main artery carrying blood away from the heart. The heart forcefully pumps blood out to keep it moving around the body.

The major blood vessels that are connected to the heart include the aorta, the superior vena cava, the inferior vena cava, the pulmonary artery (which takes oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the ...

Of these 47, 15% had no sign of disease of the ascending aorta. The mean (SD) ratio between the diameters of the root and trunk of the pulmonary artery was 1.18 (0.155). Multivariate analysis ...

September 28, 2012 (Vienna, Austria) — The ratio of the diameter of the pulmonary artery to the diameter of the aorta is a metric that not only indicates arterial enlargement and possible ...

Panel B, a sagittal image, shows the patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) and the huge dissected pulmonary artery, as well as free blood. Ao denotes aorta, AV aortic valve, PV pulmonary valve ...

To compare the vasorelaxing effects of hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) on isolated aortic and pulmonary artery rings and to determine their action mechanisms. The animal experimental procedures conformed ...

During fetal life, the ductus arteriosus connects the pulmonary artery to the aorta, to bypass the pulmonary circulation. This vessel closes in the first few days after birth. In an infant with ...