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Age‐Related Variation in Common Carotid Artery and Aorta Diameters
Author(s) -
Barton Scott,
Bee Mary,
Savoia Maria
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.864.15
Subject(s) - common carotid artery , medicine , carotid arteries , aorta , cardiology , aortic arch , circulatory system , correlation , artery , positive correlation , anatomy , geometry , mathematics
A significant correlation was investigated in the size of keystone arteries in relationship to age of death in human cadavers ranging from 55 to 99 years old. In a multi‐campus study, bilateral investigation of the common carotid artery revealed a positive association of arterial diameter related to age at death (p<0.05). However, a significant correlation was not identified between age of death and the diameter of the aortic arch (p=0.89). This may provide insight into circulatory‐related procedures in the cervical region or may be indicative of a related genetic predisposition to a higher vascular flow.