The left ventricle pumps blood through the aortic semilunar valve into the aorta. From the aorta, blood enters into systemic circulation throughout the body tissues until it returns to the heart via the vena cava and the cycle repeats.he left ventricle pumps blood through the aortic semilunar valve into the aorta. From the aorta, blood enters into systemic circulation throughout the body tissues until it returns to the heart via the vena cava and the cycle repeats.
The signs and symptoms of superior mesenteric artery syndrome vary but may include: 1  Feeling full quickly when eating. 2  Bloating after meals. 3  Burping (belching)  Nausea and vomiting of partially digested food or bile-like 1  liquid. Small bowel obstruction.  Weight loss.
Mesenteric ischemia. CT scan in a 49-year-old woman with acute bloody bowel movements (same patient as in the previous image) shows thickening of the transverse colon, which is correlated with the plain radiographic findings. These findings suggest a distribution in the superior mesenteric artery territory.