Aorta - Diseases/pathology

Diseases/pathology

• Aneurysm of sinus of Valsalva
• Aortic aneurysm – myotic, bacterial (e.g. syphilis), senile, genetic, associated with valvular heart disease
  • Dissecting aortic aneurysm
• Aortic coarctation – pre-ductal, post-ductal
• Transposition of the great vessels, see also dextro-Transposition of the great arteries and levo-Transposition of the great arteries
• Atherosclerosis
• Marfan syndrome
• Ehlers–Danlos syndrome
• Aortic stenosis
• Trauma, such as traumatic aortic rupture, most often thoracic and distal to the left subclavian artery and frequently quickly fatal