Natural history of moderately dilated tubular ascending aorta: implications for determining the optimal imaging intervalâ€
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DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezx024
Abstract: OBJECTIVES For a moderately dilated ascending aorta (diameter 35-54 mm), current guidelines recommend continuous annual or semi-annual examinations with computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging. However, few data have shown the yield and benefit of such… read more here.
Keywords: diameter; significant progression; year; imaging interval ... See more keywords