| Aortic size assessment by noncontrast cardiac computed tomography: normal limits by age, gender, and body surface area. | |
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PMID: 19356429 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: To determine normal limits for ascending and descending thoracic aorta diameters in a large population of asymptomatic, low-risk adult subjects. BACKGROUND: Assessment of aortic size is possible from gated noncontrast computed tomography (CT) scans obtained for coronary calcium measurements. However, normal limits for aortic size by these studies have yet to be defined. METHODS: In 4,039 adult patients undergoing coronary artery calcium (CAC) scanning, systematic measurements of the ascending and descending thoracic aorta diameters were made at the level of the pulmonary artery bifurcation. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to detect risk factors independently associated with ascending and descending thoracic aorta diameter and exclude subjects with these parameters from the final analysis. The final analysis groups for ascending and descending thoracic aorta included 2,952 and 1,931 subjects, respectively. Subjects were then regrouped by gender, age, and body surface area (BSA) for ascending and descending aorta, separately, and for each group, the mean, standard deviation, and upper normal limit were calculated for aortic diameter as well as for the calculated cross-sectional aortic area. Also, linear regression models were used to create BSA versus aortic diameter nomograms by age groups, and a formula for calculating predicted aortic size by age, gender, and BSA was created. RESULTS: Age, BSA, gender, and hypertension were directly associated with thoracic aorta dimensions. Additionally, diabetes was associated with ascending aorta diameter, and smoking was associated with descending aorta diameter. The mean diameters for the final analysis group were 33 +/- 4 mm for the ascending and 24 +/- 3 mm for the descending thoracic aorta, respectively. The corresponding upper limits of normal diameters were 41 and 30 mm, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Normal limits of ascending and descending aortic dimensions by noncontrast gated cardiac CT have been defined by age, gender, and BSA in a large, low-risk population of subjects undergoing CAC scanning. |
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Arik Wolak; Heidi Gransar; Louise E J Thomson; John D Friedman; Rory Hachamovitch; Ariel Gutstein; Leslee J Shaw; Donna Polk; Nathan D Wong; Rola Saouaf; Sean W Hayes; Alan Rozanski; Piotr J Slomka; Guido Germano; Daniel S Berman |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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Title: JACC. Cardiovascular imaging Volume: 1 ISSN: 1876-7591 ISO Abbreviation: JACC Cardiovasc Imaging Publication Date: 2008 Mar |
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Created Date: 2009-04-09 Completed Date: 2009-04-30 Revised Date: 2009-05-21 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101467978 Medline TA: JACC Cardiovasc Imaging Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 200-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Departments of Imaging, CSMC Burns & Allen Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, University of California at Los Angeles, USA. |
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Adult Age Factors Aged Aged, 80 and over Aorta / pathology* Aorta, Thoracic / radiography* Aortic Diseases / etiology, radiography* Aortography / methods* Body Surface Area* Calcinosis / radiography Coronary Artery Disease / radiography Diabetes Mellitus / radiography Female Humans Hypertension / radiography Linear Models Male Middle Aged Reference Values Risk Assessment Risk Factors Sex Factors Smoking / adverse effects Tomography, X-Ray Computed* |
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