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To establish normal reference values for abdominal aortic diameters and determine the prevalence of aortic dilatation across different age demographics.

February 1, 2002Journal of International Medical Research

A Multicentre Study of Abdominal Aorta Diameters in a Turkish Population

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To establish normal reference values for abdominal aortic diameters and determine the prevalence of aortic dilatation across different age demographics.
Prospective multicenter study of 596 patients (302 females, 294 males; mean age 48 ± 16 years, range 6–88 years) across three cities undergoing abdominal ultrasonography for non-aortic indications between March 1998 and May 2000.
Anteroposterior aortic diameters were measured via ultrasonography at the subdiaphragmatic and aortic bifurcation levels.
Mean subdiaphragmatic aortic diameter was 19.0 ± 3.9 mm overall (18 ± 3 mm in females, 19 ± 4 mm in males), and mean aortic bifurcation diameter was 15.7 ± 3.6 mm overall (15 ± 3 mm in females, 16 ± 4 mm in males).
Aortic diameter > 30 mm occurred at the bifurcation in 0.67% of all patients (1.8% in those > 55 years) and at the subdiaphragmatic level in 1.2% of all patients (2.7% in those > 55 years; 3.6% in males, 1.9% in females).

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Prospective multicenter study reveals normal abdominal aortic diameters and dilatation prevalence in a general population, highlighting the value of opportunistic screening during abdominal...

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Prospective multicenter study reveals normal abdominal aortic diameters and dilatation prevalence in a general population, highlighting the value of opportunistic screening during abdominal...

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