full of twists, turns, or bends; twisting, winding, or crooked: a tortuous path. ... not direct or straightforward, as in procedure or speech; intricate; circuitous: tortuous negotiations lasting for months.
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The report comes back saying lungs are clear, but I have a "tortuous Aorta" which I suppose means twisted. Can't find a thing on the internet about this. Is this dangerous, what causes this, and what to do about it?
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It means your Aorta twists and turns more than usual. It may or I myself have tortuous blood vessels that dont follow the normal routes. The surgeon that performed my open heart surgery remarked on my unusual anatomy and the fact that I hardly bled at all during open heart surgery which is quite unusual and remarkable.
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; Whatis the Chamber from which blood flows into the aorta? ... ; Why is the wall of the aorta thicker than those of the aorta? ... ; Which chamber is opposite the descending aorta?
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In recent studies, MDCT with MPR images has shown promising accuracy in the evaluation of local extent and nodal involvement of colorectal ... The tortuous aorta is clearly visible on MPR reconstruction, which enables choosing the proper axial section to measure the true diameter of the aneurysm. Paper-10927326.
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This case is here to remind folk of the rare, but dangerous infective emphysema of the gall-bladder. Gas-forming organisms with gangrene of the gall-bladder indicate an imminent risk of peritonitis and difficult surgery ahead. ... Dystrophic calcification is noted in the tortuous abdominal aorta.
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They suggest that the whirling motion of the bulky catheter within a tortuous atheromatous aorta is dangerous. There was one patient in our series whose neurological symptom was aggravated the day after catheterization, suggesting a caused relationship of this symptom to the angiography.
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They suggest that the whirling motion of the bulky catheter within a tortuous atheromatous aorta is dangerous. There was one patient in our series whose neurological symptom was aggravated the day after catheterization, suggesting a caused relationship of this symptom to the angiography.
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JAMA is a highly cited weekly medical journal that publishes peer-reviewed original medical research findings and editorial opinion ... A chest film revealed mild cardiomegaly, with left ventricular predominance, as well as a tortuous or dilated ascending aorta, for which further evaluation was scheduled.
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