A Case Based Approach to Clinical Genetics of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm/Dissection

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(a) Parasternal long-axis view of the aortic root and of proximal ascending aorta of our patient, at end-diastole. (b) 95% confidence limits for aortic root diameter at the sinuses of Valsalva in relation to body surface area in adults younger than 40 years (modified from Roman et al. 1989 [1]). In the box, based on the nomogram, predicted size of the aortic root is calculated (3.53 cm) and compared with measured aortic size (5.0 cm) to calculate the -score and the aortic ratio.

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