ps. I was thinking that more surgeries can now be done through the belly button rather than splitting the chest open to replace the aortic valve, which is what happened to me a number of years ago. Faith g.
----- Original Message ----- From: faith gagne To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 1:17 PM Subject: Re: CS>godzilla now LED lights Belly buttons and aortas I googled it. My mistake. Evidently an aorta is a certain type of blood vessel found in other parts of the body, not just the heart. Thanks. Faith G. ----- Original Message ----- From: Pat To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 12:41 PM Subject: Re: CS>godzilla now LED lights Belly buttons and aortas Have you heard of abdominal aortic aneurysm? Here's a diagram showing the aorta in the belly button area. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/18072.htm Pat ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.
