"Aorta, Thoracic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The portion of the descending aorta proceeding from the arch of the aorta and extending to the DIAPHRAGM, eventually connecting to the ABDOMINAL AORTA.
| Descriptor ID |
D001013
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.114.056.372
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Aorta, Thoracic" by people in Profiles.
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Greater Periaortic Fat Volume at Midlife Is Associated with Slower Gait Speed Later in Life in Women: The SWAN Cardiovascular Fat Ancillary Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2019 11 13; 74(12):1959-1964.
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A 74-year-old man with abdominal pain. Cleve Clin J Med. 2013 Jun; 80(6):363-8.
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Cholesterol-based pericardial effusion and aortic thromboembolism in a 9-year-old mixed-breed dog with hypothyroidism. J Vet Intern Med. 2004 May-Jun; 18(3):354-8.
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Treatment of delayed-onset neurological deficit after aortic surgery with lumbar cerebrospinal fluid drainage. Neurosurgery. 2002 Dec; 51(6):1414-21; discussion 1421-2.
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Shear stress stimulates phosphorylation of eNOS at Ser(635) by a protein kinase A-dependent mechanism. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2002 Nov; 283(5):H1819-28.