Superior aortic recess
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The superior aortic recess is one of the pericardial recesses forming a small space within the pericardium, which arises from the transverse pericardial transverse sinus and surrounds the root of the ascending aorta.
Its components are variable and may be further subdivided into:
- anterior superior aortic recess
- right superior aortic recess
- posterior superior aortic recess
-<p>The <strong>superior aortic recess</strong> is a space within the <a title="Pericardium" href="/articles/pericardium">pericardium</a>, which arises from the pericardial transverse sinus and surrounds the root of the <a title="Ascending aorta" href="/articles/ascending-aorta">ascending aorta</a>.</p><p>Its components are:</p><ul>- +<p>The <strong>superior aortic recess</strong> is one of the <a title="Pericardial recesses" href="/articles/pericardial-recesses">pericardial recesses</a> forming a small space within the <a href="/articles/pericardium">pericardium</a>, which arises from the <a href="/articles/transverse-pericardial-sinus">transverse pericardial sinus</a> and surrounds the root of the <a href="/articles/ascending-aorta">ascending aorta</a>.</p><p>Its components are variable and may be further subdivided into:</p><ul>