Crista aortae ascendentis
The crista aortae ascendentis (Latin ridge / fold of the ascending aorta ), also beef fold , English beef's fold or ascending aortic fold , is an anatomy term that describes a fold of the pericardium at the transition from the heart to the aorta , which is filled with fatty tissue . It is about 2 to 5 mm thick and 1 to 3 cm long, sloping across the front of the ascending aorta 2 to 3 cm from its origin. Several studies have consistently demonstrated it in humans.
The structure was first described by the German pathologist Georg Eduard von Rindfleisch in 1884.
Individual evidence
- ^ Gregory T. Lebona: Morphological variations of the human ascending aortic fold. In: Journal of Anatomy . Vol. 182, No. 2, 1993, pp. 275-279, PMC 1259838 (free full text).