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Aortic Root Z-Scores for Adults

For patients > 15 years of age and adults:  utilizing diastole and leading edge-to-leading edge measurement of the sinuses of valsalva. BSA is calculated using the method of Dubois and Dubois.

Normal limits in relation to age, body size and gender of two-dimensional echocardiographic aortic root dimensions in persons ≥15 years of age.  Devereux RB, de Simone G, Arnett DK, Best LG, Boerwinkle E, Howard BV, Kitzman D, Lee ET, Mosley TH Jr, Weder A, Roman MJ. Am J Cardiol. 2012 Oct 15;110(8):1189-94.

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Aortic Root Z-Score for Adults










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Adult Z-Score References:

1. Prevalence and Correlates of Aortic Root Dilatation in Normotensive and Hypertensive Adults: The Family Blood Pressure Program. Circulation 2009;120 (suppl 2):s540. Richard B Devereux, Richard Cooper, Alan Weder, Todd B Seto, Craig Hanis, Thomas H Mosley, Jr, D C Rao, Donna K Arnett.

2. Aortic Nomograms are described in the peer reviewed paper:  Normal limits in relation to age, body size and gender of two-dimensional echocardiographic aortic root dimensions in persons ≥15 years of age.  Devereux RB, de Simone G, Arnett DK, Best LG, Boerwinkle E, Howard BV, Kitzman D, Lee ET, Mosley TH Jr, Weder A, Roman MJ. Am J Cardiol. 2012 Oct 15;110(8):1189-94.

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