The aorta is an artery and is the largest blood vessel in the body. As an artery, the aorta carries blood away from the heart. (Most arteries carry oxygenated blood.) The aorta plays an essential part ...
Aortitis is rare, but it can lead to serious complications like heart failure and aortic aneurysms. Cleveland Clinic. Aorta. White HJ, Borger J. Anatomy, abdomen and pelvis, aorta. StatPearls.