The aorta is the largest artery in the body to which all other major arteries are connected. It is a big tube-like structure, usually about one inch wide in diameter, although its size varies ...
The pressure pulse generated by ventricular ejection is propagated throughout the arterial tree at a speed that is determined by the elastic and geometric properties of the arterial wall and the ...
Each heavy vertical line represents two-tenths second. Note the double systolic sound associated with the double summit of the pulsus bisferiens in this case of severe aortic stenosis. The purpose ...