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tortuous aorta symptoms

What are the symptoms of having a tortuous aorta? Also, does it cause adult asthma?
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A tortuous aorta can restrict normal blood flow that could cause the left ventricle to increase in size due to gradient presssure of the LV and aorta.  The symptoms if severe would be shortness of breath, chest pain, muscle fatigue.

There isn't any causal relationship between tortuous aorta and adult asthma
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