Open AccessAge-dependent changes in elastic properties of thoracic aorta evaluated by magnetic resonance in normal subjects
Author(s) -
Giovanni Donato Aquaro,
Alessandro Cagnolo,
Kaushal Kishore Tiwari,
Giancarlo Todiere,
Sergio Bevilacqua,
Gianluca Di Bella,
Lamia Ait-Alì,
Pierluigi Festa,
Mattia Glauber,
Massimo Lombardi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1093/icvts/ivt261
Subject(s) - medicine , distension , pulse wave velocity , cardiology , aorta , thoracic aorta , magnetic resonance imaging , arterial stiffness , blood pressure , radiology
Aortic stiffness is an independent cardiovascular risk factor. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) allows evaluation of aortic elastic properties by different indexes such as distensibility, the maximum rate of systolic distension (MRSD) and pulse wave velocity (PWV). We sought to define age-dependent changes of indexes of elastic properties of the thoracic aorta in healthy subjects.
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