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==Aorta== | |||
The thoracic aorta can be subdivided ito the aortic root (including the aortic annulus, aortic valve, and sinuses of Valsalva), the ascending aorta, the aortic arch, and the descending aorta. | |||
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!Picture source: Eur J Echocardiogr 2010;11:645-58<cite>1</cite> | |||
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==Aortic Dimensions== | ==Aortic Dimensions== | ||
Aortic dimensions decrease from sinuses of Valsalva to the descending aorta. | |||
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!Aortic Root | !Aortic Root | ||
|29 - | |29 - 45 mm (19 ± 1 mm/m<sup>2</sup>) | ||
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!Sinotubular junction | !Sinotubular junction | ||
|22 - | |22 - 36 mm (15 ± 1 mm/m<sup>2</sup>) | ||
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!Tube | !Tube | ||
|22 - | |22 - 36 mm (15 ± 2 mm/m<sup>2</sup>) | ||
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!Aortic Arch | !Aortic Arch | ||
|22 - | |22 - 36 mm | ||
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!Descending aorta | !Descending aorta | ||
|20 - | |20 - 30 mm | ||
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!Abdominal aorta | !Abdominal aorta | ||
|20 - | |20 - 30 mm | ||
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|colspan="2"| According to current recommendations measurements should be made using the leading edge to leading edge method, where callipers are placed on the outer layer of the anterior wall and the inner layer of the posterior wall. | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<biblio> | <biblio> | ||
#1 | #1 pmid=20823280 | ||
</biblio> | </biblio> | ||