Volume of the proximal half of the thoracic aorta is the most comprehensive FDG-PET/CT indicator of arterial aging throughout adulthood.
Moira HurstelLaure JolyLaetitia ImbertGaetan ZimmermannVéronique RochPauline SchoepferZohra LamiralPaolo SalviAthanase BenetosAntoine VergerPierre-Yves MariePublished in: European journal of hybrid imaging (2023)
In a population of patients referred to an FDG-PET/CT investigation, the indexed volume of the proximal and more elastic half of the thoracic aorta is the most comprehensive indicator of arterial aging. This imaging parameter exhibits a stepwise increase from young to middle-aged and older adults, is strongly linked to inter-individual changes in both arterial stiffness and BP, and thus, could help assess the early phases of arterial aging. Trial registration ClinicalTrial.gov, NCT03345290. Registered 17 November 2017, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03345290?term=NCT03345290&draw=2&rank=1.
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