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If u do a tte echo cant u see the aortic arch? my doc wrote that root, ascendens and arch was fine after the echo but now i learn that u cant see it??
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Can: You can see the aortic root and ascending arch. Often, the mid arch is also visible.
Answered 6/16/2014
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