Prevalence of an Increased Ascending and Descending Thoracic Aorta Diameter Diagnosed by Multislice Cardiac Computed Tomography in Men Versus Women and in Persons Aged 23 to 50 Years, 51 to 65 Years, 66 to 80 Years, and 81 to 88 Years

The prevalence of increased ascending thoracic aortic diameter (AAD) and increased descending thoracic aortic diameter (DAD) diagnosed using multislice cardiac computed tomography was investigated in 624 consecutive patients at an academic cardiology practice in 2006. Increased AAD (>3.7 cm) was...

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Published in:The American journal of cardiology 2007-11, Vol.100 (10), p.1598-1599
Main Authors: Kaplan, Sarah, MD, Aronow, Wilbert S., MD, Lai, Hoang, MD, DeLuca, Albert J., MD, Weiss, Melvin B., MD, Dilmanian, Hajir, MD, Spielvogel, David, MD, Lansman, Steven L., MD, PhD, Belkin, Robert N., MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aorta, Thoracic - pathology
Aortography - methods
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology
Cardiology. Vascular system
Cardiovascular
Cardiovascular disease
Comparative analysis
Coronary vessels
Dilatation, Pathologic - diagnostic imaging
Female
Humans
Male
Medical diagnosis
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Sex Factors
Tomography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
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Summary:The prevalence of increased ascending thoracic aortic diameter (AAD) and increased descending thoracic aortic diameter (DAD) diagnosed using multislice cardiac computed tomography was investigated in 624 consecutive patients at an academic cardiology practice in 2006. Increased AAD (>3.7 cm) was present in 71 of 361 men (20%) and in 23 of 263 women (9%) (p 3.0 cm) was present in 26 of 339 men (8%) and in 8 of 258 women (3%) (p
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.06.059