Relations
The ascending aorta has the following relations:
- superior:
- arch of aorta - arching posteriorly
- left brachiocephalic vein
- inferior:
- aortic valve
- left ventricle
- left: pulmonary trunk - passing from anterior to posterior
- posterior:
- transverse sinus
- superior vena cava
- anterior:
- and inferior: auricle of right atrium
- thymic remnants
- manubrium and body of sternum
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