Talk:Aorta/Archive 1

How
How about a diagram?


 * Good idea. Are you a good artist? T 03:33, 17 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Should "sinus" replace "root" in the following passage? "The initial part of the aorta, the ascending aorta, rises out of the left ventricle, from which it is separated by the aortic valve. The two coronary arteries of the heart arise from the aortic root, just above the cusps of the aortic valve." You people are really weird and need to get a life! SERIOUSLY —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.192.96.55 (talk) 00:46, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

picture
in australia there is a smoking add where they squeez lots of fatty shit out of an aorta can we get that pic —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 202.161.6.175 (talk) 02:16, 12 May 2007 (UTC).
 * Actually fatty streaks will show up in young kids. GetAgrippa 00:43, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Acutally squeezing fatty acids out of an aorta is possible but the picture is highly mature and unbearable, it is not for the weak hearted.

Expansion?
I'm no Quincy, M.E., but shouldn't this article be rather larger than it currently is? Could someone who knows the correct syntax add the expansion or stub tag as they think necessary? Thanks.

References in Pop Culture
I removed this section because this is the only point it had and it just seemed out of place.
 * On the Canadian television show, Degrassi: The Next Generation, a main character, JT Yorke's aorta was punctured from a stab wound resulting in death.

~ Enviroboy TalkContribs - 03:37, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

I am so glad you removed the section. It was highly inappropriate. Oh and referring to your comment, yes, puncturing of the aorta will automatically lead to death. The aorta is the control of blood in the body and if you puncture it blood flow stops and it results to death. Also, the aorta stub needed just a little more. People die from trauma to the aorta. The Aorta is a very important function to the body and I think it would be best if you added just a little bit more, because with just a little more info. we would be able to find out about how to stop fast-acting, some slow, diseases that are killing many americans, latinos, mexicans, etc.

Vandalism
I removed a section of vandalism at the top of the stub.

This also shouldn't be just a stub. Boils (talk) 01:52, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

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hello! i need this for a project stop writing stupid things on it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.113.36.16 (talk) 23:03, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

You know, you really shouldn't be using Wikipedia as your sole source of information. Although it is a good place to start from, the fact that anyone can edit it means that if someone makes subtle changes (making WWII a couple of days longer or shorter) and you then take that as gospel in a project, it really doesn't look good. Take my word for it. Joel.labes (talk) 04:48, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

References for now
Pulse wave velocity is an independent predictor of the longitudinal increase in systolic blood pressure and of incident hypertension in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging. Najjar SS, Scuteri A, Shetty V, Wright JG, Muller DC, Fleg JL, Spurgeon HP, Ferrucci L, Lakatta EG. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Apr 8;51(14):1377-83.

Liao D, Arnett DK, Tyroler HA, et al. Arterial stiffness and the development of hypertension. The ARIC study Hypertension. 1999;34:201–6.

Dernellis J, Panaretou M. Aortic stiffness is an independent predictor of progression to hypertension in nonhypertensive subjects. Hypertension. 2005;45:426–31. [PubMed]

Transmural organization of the arterial media. The lamellar unit revisited. Clark JM, Glagov S. Arteriosclerosis. 1985 Jan-Feb;5(1):19-34. [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]A lamellar unit of aortic medial structure and function in mammals.

A lamellar unit of aortic medial structure and function in mammals. Wolinsky H, Glagov S. Circ Res. 1967 Jan;20(1):99-111. No abstract available.

I'm sticking references here till I finish mucking with paragraph.GetAgrippa (talk) 16:39, 21 December 2009 (UTC)