The Aorta is one of the hearts blood vessel's Have you ever seen an old water pipe that has a buildup around the inside surface of the pipe consisting of rust calcium and other rubbish which reduces its ability to let water through? well the same thing can happen with the blood vessels as a result of age diet or both.
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descending aorta
If they are calcified, such as an aorta that has plaque build up. Abdominal aortic aneurysms can sometimes be seen on xray in this situation. However, in general, arteries do not show up on xray.
not enough oxygen poor blood would enter the heart
You could take it to mean a mildly twisted aorta. Do more research though.
coarctation of the aorta