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An Overview of the Aortic Arteries

The aorta has five arteries: abdominal aorta, celiac artery, superior and inferior mesenteric artery, renal arteries and iliac arteries. With a digital imaging, Dr. Athanassios Tsoukas, Vascular Surgeon with Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, explains each one and also describes how blood and oxygen are delivered through the whole body and how aneurism can happen.

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