PART 1: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES
1. Historical perspectives: the aorta in time
PART 2: AORTIC STRUCTURE
2. The aorta: embryology, anatomy, and pathology
PART 3: AORTIC FUNCTION: PHYSIOLOGIC-PATHOPHYSIOLOGIC MECHANISMS
3.Basic concepts and regulation of aortic function
4.Aorta–aortic valve interrelationships
5.Aorta–peripheral arteries interrelationships
6.Aortic function: methods of evaluation
7.Aortic function in pregnancy
1. Historical perspectives: the aorta in time
p 14 , Historical perspectives : the aorta in time
2. The aorta: embryology, anatomy, and pathology
3.Basic concepts and regulation of aortic function
4.Aorta–aortic valve interrelationships
5.Aorta–peripheral arteries interrelationships
6.Aortic function: methods of evaluation
7.Aortic function in pregnancy