Sex-specific distributions and determinants of thoracic aortic diameters in the elderly.
Lidia R BonsOscar L Rueda-OchoaKhalid El GhoulSofie RohdeRicardo Pj BuddeMaarten J G LeeningMeike W VernooijOscar H FrancoAad van der LugtJolien W Roos-HesselinkMaryam KavousiDaniel BosPublished in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2019)
In persons aged 55 years or older, an ascending aortic diameter of 40 mm or larger was found in 18.9% of men and 5.9% of women. Given the importance of sex, sex-specific distribution values may prove useful in clinical practice, even when correcting for body surface area or height.
Keyphrases
- middle aged
- aortic dissection
- pulmonary artery
- clinical practice
- aortic valve
- community dwelling
- left ventricular
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- body mass index
- coronary artery
- spinal cord
- pulmonary hypertension
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- optic nerve
- heart failure
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- spinal cord injury
- adipose tissue
- cervical cancer screening
- skeletal muscle
- optical coherence tomography
- monte carlo