tortuous aorta

• hypertension
• aortic insufficiency (not AS)
• coarctation

• cystic medial necrosis (Marfan, Ehlers-Danlos, homocystinuria)
• premature atherosclerosis (chronic renal dz, hypercholesterolemia)

© 2002, C.E. Kahn, Jr.
2002-04-18