Aortic isthmus
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The aortic isthmus is the part of the aorta just distal to the origin of the left subclavian artery at the site of the ductus arteriosus.
This portion of the aorta is partly constricted in the fetus because of the lack of flow within the aortic sac and ascending aorta. It marks the partial separation of fetal blood flow derived from the right and left ventricles.
Related pathology
- most common anatomical area of traumatic thoracic aortic injuries in patients surviving long enough to be imaged 1
-<p>The <strong>aortic isthmus</strong> is the part of the <a href="/articles/aorta">aorta</a> just distal to the origin of the left <a href="/articles/subclavian-artery">subclavian artery</a> at the site of the <a href="/articles/ductus-arteriosus">ductus arteriosus</a>.</p><p>This portion of the aorta is partly constricted in the fetus because of the lack of flow within the aortic sac and ascending aorta. It marks the partial separation of fetal blood flow derived from the right and left ventricles.</p><h4>Related pathology</h4><ul><li> most common anatomical area of <a href="/articles/thoracic-aortic-injury">traumatic thoracic aortic injuries</a> <sup>1</sup>- +<p>The <strong>aortic isthmus</strong> is the part of the <a href="/articles/aorta">aorta</a> just distal to the origin of the left <a href="/articles/subclavian-artery">subclavian artery</a> at the site of the <a href="/articles/ductus-arteriosus">ductus arteriosus</a>.</p><p>This portion of the aorta is partly constricted in the fetus because of the lack of flow within the aortic sac and ascending aorta. It marks the partial separation of fetal blood flow derived from the right and left ventricles.</p><h4>Related pathology</h4><ul><li> most common anatomical area of <a href="/articles/thoracic-aortic-injury">traumatic thoracic aortic injuries</a> in patients surviving long enough to be imaged <sup>1</sup>