Tortuosity of the descending thoracic aorta: Normal values by age

Viony M Belvroy, Hector WL de Beaufort, Joost A van Herwaarden, Jean Bismuth, Frans L Moll and Santi Trimarchi

PLOS ONE, 2019, vol. 14, issue 4, 1-12

Abstract: Background: Aging changes the aorta in length, tortuosity and diameter. This is relevant in thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) and in the long term follow up. Methods and results: Two groups of hundred patients 60°). A linear regression model was built to test the effect of age and gender on tortuosity. Tortuosity was more pronounced in the ≥ 65 compared to the

Date: 2019
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