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The relative risk of aortic dissection begins to increase appreciably at a diameter of 4.0 cm to 4.4 cm and then increases dramatically at a diameter of ≥4.5 cm. Reprinted from Paruchuri et al.5 Copyright 2005, with permission from Karger Publishers, Basel Switzerland.
