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Aortic angiography - Results

Alternative Names

Angiography - aorta; Aortography

What abnormal results mean:

Abnormal results may be due to:

Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Aortic dissection
Aortic regurgitation
Aortic stenosis
Congenital (present from birth) problems
- Double aortic arch
- Coarction of the aorta
- Vascular ring
Injury to the aorta
Takayasu arteritis

Cardiac arteriogram

Reviewed last on: 1/23/2009
Benjamin Taragin M.D. Department of Radiology Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, N.Y. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Nicholson T, Patel J. The Aorta. In: Grainger RC, Allison D, Adam, Dixon AK, eds. Diagnostic Radiology: A Textbook of Medical Imaging. 5th ed. New York, NY: Churchill Livingstone; 2008:chap 27.

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