Open AccessAortic Dimensions and Stiffness in Normal Adults
Author(s) -
Michael F. O’Rourke,
Alan Farnsworth,
J. O’Rourke
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2008.08.002
Subject(s) - dilation (metric space) , cardiology , calcification , medicine , term (time) , mathematics , combinatorics , physics , quantum mechanics
Practicing physicians are familiar with the term “aortic unfolding,” which is used in chest X-ray reports to describe an aging change and generally assume that this term represents proximal aortic dilation. “Unfolding” is often associated with aortic calcification, which implies aortic
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