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What Is A Calcified Aorta?
Question: What is a calcified aorta?
Brief Answer:
elasticity of aorta is lost due to calcification
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Aorta is the blood vessel that starts from heart and through it the blood flow and then supply to entire body. This will be elastic and hence can be dilated and contracted.
In calcified aorta the elasticity will be lost due to calcification in the blood vessel. So there will be restricted contractility or relaxation of this blood vessel. Usually this may be associated with calcification in other blood vessels.
I hope this information helps you and answered your question.
Feel free to ask for any further queries. I will be glad to answer them.
Wish you good health.
Regards
elasticity of aorta is lost due to calcification
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Aorta is the blood vessel that starts from heart and through it the blood flow and then supply to entire body. This will be elastic and hence can be dilated and contracted.
In calcified aorta the elasticity will be lost due to calcification in the blood vessel. So there will be restricted contractility or relaxation of this blood vessel. Usually this may be associated with calcification in other blood vessels.
I hope this information helps you and answered your question.
Feel free to ask for any further queries. I will be glad to answer them.
Wish you good health.
Regards
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