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What is a Bicuspid Aortic Valve & Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm?

April 26, 2017aneurysm aortic Ascending bicuspid thoracic valve

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What is a Bicuspid Aortic Valve & Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm?

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Blood flows from the left ventricle into the aortic root. A small portion of this blood flows into the coronary arteries which supply the muscle of the heart. The remainder of the blood flows through the aortic valve into the ascending aorta, the aortic arch, and finally the descending aorta.