Q25.46ICD-10-CM Code for Tortuous aortic arch Q25. 46.
What is tortuous aorta? A tortuous aorta may be characterized as a twisted, curved, enlarged or narrowed blood vessel of the heart. An underlying cause of the distorted shape may be due to a build up of fatty tissue that collects on the walls of the vessels or, it may be a finding from birth.
Q25. 46 - Tortuous aortic arch. ICD-10-CM.
The entire aorta divides into two parts: the thoracic aorta and the abdominal aorta. The ascending aorta, along with the aortic arch and the descending aorta, makes up the thoracic aorta.
In case with a highly tortuous descending aorta, a special type of descending aortic aneurysm may occasionally develop. In this report, an unusual type of descending aortic aneurysm is presented. The aneurysm's main body was in the right thoracic cavity.
The thoracic aorta runs from the aortic arch to the diaphragm, which is the point of separation between the chest cavity and the abdominal cavity. It provides blood to the muscles of the chest wall and the spinal cord.
While many mild tortuous arteries are left untreated, severely tortuous arteries with clinical symptoms can be treated with reconstructive surgery [61]. Severely tortuous or kinking carotid arteries have often been treated by surgical shortening reconstruction [9, 113, 114].
560.2 is correct. Your documentation states tortuous not congenital.
I70.0ICD-10 code I70. 0 for Atherosclerosis of aorta is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the circulatory system .
Typically, there are three branches arising from the aortic arch: the brachiocephalic trunk or artery (also referred to as the innominate artery), the left common carotid artery, and the left subclavian artery.
brachiocephalic arteryBrachiocephalic trunk: also called the brachiocephalic artery, is the first and largest artery that branches off the aortic arch.
chestThe proximal thoracic aorta is the part of the aorta—the body's largest artery—that runs through the chest.
Tortuous arteries and veins are commonly observed in humans and animals. While mild tortuosity is asymptomatic, severe tortuosity can lead to ischemic attack in distal organs. Clinical observations have linked tortuous arteries and veins with aging, atherosclerosis, hypertension, genetic defects and diabetes mellitus.
Causes. Arterial tortuosity syndrome is caused by mutations in the SLC2A10 gene. This gene provides instructions for making a protein called GLUT10. The level of GLUT10 appears to be involved in the regulation of a process called the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) signaling pathway.
Tortuous retinal arteries and veins are associated with hypertension, diabetes and genetic disorders [8,20,22,78,79,80,81]. Tortuous conjunctival arteries and veins are also reported in patients with diabetic retinopathy [8,82,83,84] and hypertension [84,85].
In spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), the arteries in the heart (coronary arteries) may sometimes be twisted (tortuous arteries).