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Height alone, rather than body surface area, suffices for risk estimation in ascending aortic aneurysm
Mohammad A. Zafar ,
Yupeng Li ,
John A. Rizzo ,
Paris Charilaou ,
Ayman Saeyeldin ,
Camilo A. Velasquez ,
Ahmed M. Mansour ,
Syed Usman Bin Mahmood ,
Wei-Guo Ma ,
Adam J. Brownstein ,
Maryann Tranquilli ,
Julia Dumfarth ,
Panagiotis Theodoropoulos ,
Kabir Thombre ,
Maryam Tanweer ,
Young Erben ,
Sven Peterss ,
Bulat A. Ziganshin ,
John A. Elefteriades
May 2018
May 2018
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Abstract
In international guidelines, risk estimation for thoracic ascending aortic aneurysm
(TAAA) is based on aortic diameter. We previously introduced the aortic size index
(ASI), defined as aortic size/body surface area (BSA), as a predictor of aortic dissection,
rupture, and death. However, weight might not contribute substantially to aortic size
and growth. We seek to evaluate the height-based aortic height index (AHI) versus
ASI for risk estimation and revisit our natural history calculations.