Male-female differences in thoracic aortic diameters at presentation of acute type A aortic dissection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) is a highly lethal event, associated with aortic dilatation. It is not well known if patient height, weight or sex impact the thoracic aortic diameter (TAA) at ATAAD. The study aim was to identify male-female differences in TAA at ATAAD presentation.

Methods

This retrospective cross-sectional study analysed all adult patients who presented with ATAAD between 2007 and 2017 in two tertiary care centres and underwent contrast enhanced computed tomography (CTA) before surgery. Absolute aortic diameters were measured at the sinus of Valsalva (SoV), ascending (AA) and descending thoracic aorta (DA) using double oblique reconstruction, and indexed for body surface area (ASI) and height (AHI). Z-scores were calculated using the Campe

SUBMITTER: Meccanici F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10628350 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature