Normal Limits in Relation to Age, Body Size and Gender of Two-Dimensional Echocardiographic Aortic Root Dimensions in Persons ≥15 Years of Age

• Published in: The American journal of cardiology Vol. 110; no. 8; pp. 1189 - 1194
• Main Authors: Devereux, Richard B., de Simone, Giovanni, Arnett, Donna K., Best, Lyle G., Boerwinkle, Eric, Howard, Barbara V., Kitzman, Dalane, Lee, Elisa T., Mosley, Thomas H., Weder, Alan, Roman, Mary J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 15.10.2012; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age; Aged; Aging - physiology; Analysis of Variance; Aorta, Thoracic - anatomy & histology; Aorta, Thoracic - diagnostic imaging; Biological and medical sciences; Blood pressure; Body Size; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiovascular; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular system; Echocardiography - methods; Female; Gender; Humans; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Linear Models; Male; Medical sciences; Methods; Middle Aged; Reference Values; Sex Factors; Sinuses; Ultrasonic investigative techniques; Variables; New York; Sonography; Echocardiography; Root; Sex; Corporal biometry; Dimension; Normal; Body size; Aorta; Circulatory system; Limit; Cardiology; Age

Nomograms to predict normal aortic root diameter for body surface area (BSA) in broad ranges of age have been widely used but are limited by lack of consideration of gender effects, jumps in upper limits of aortic diameter among age strata, and data from older teenagers. Sinus of Valsalva diameter w...