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Schematic presentation of ascending aorta showing three site of aortic biopsy sites used in the study and comparing it with three aortic diameter measurement site in CT Images. (a) Site 3-aortic cannulation site; (b) Site 2-cardioplegic cannulation site; (c) Site 1-noncoronary sinus at aortotomy site; (d) schematic CT image showing standard measurements sites of ascending aorta.
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... process when examined at a magnification of 100 or 200 times by light microscope (Olympus). Aortic samples from all three sites were graded along five parameters which gave a total degenerative score for that aorta (Fig- ures 1-5 shows degenerative changes in the media of aortic wall). For histopathological grading system check Annexure 1. ...
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